CASS ELLIOT
Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen; September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), also known as Mama Cass, was an American singer and actress, best known as a member of the Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. In 1998 she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her work with the Mamas & the Papas.(More from Wikipedia)
The Mamas and the Papas are another band featuring both men and women that had enduring popularity throughout the British Invasion years. They were also one of the first American bands that fans began to know individually the way they knew the Beatles: Suave bandleader John Phillips, his gorgeous wife Michelle Phillips, the muscular singer Cass Elliot (who became known almost immediately as “Mama Cass”), and Denny Doherty, the other Papa. Mama Cass was the first prominent big woman in rock and roll.
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