For decades, Owen Elliot-Kugell had to put up with hearing a cruel rumor about how her mother died. "Mama" Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's no other musician quite like Mama Cass. As a member of the Mamas & the Papas, she established herself as one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Baby Reindeer” breakout Jessica Gunning will portray Cass Elliot in “My Mama Cass,” a biographical drama about the singer of the ...

Known as Mama Cass, Elliot was married twice, first to musician Jim Hendricks in 1963, which was annulled in 1968, and a second marriage to journalist Donald von Wiedenman in 1971, which lasted just a ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell was just seven years old when her mother, “Mama” Cass Elliot, died of a heart attack in 1974. Since then, she’s tried to untangle the myth of the hippie icon — especially the ...

"Mama" Cass Elliott had one of the most powerful voices in '60s music. But sadly, her career was cut short in 1974 when she died at age 32. Born Ellen Naomi Cohen, Elliott first worked with Denny ...

A half century after her tragic early death at age 32, Mama Cass Elliot remains a legendary figure in popular music. In the 1960s she rose to national and international prominence as one of the ...

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Cass Elliot was an undeniably powerful singer with energy and charisma that many women of her time did not possess. She had an alluring personality, a passionate outlook on life, and fans worldwide.

Hear her extraordinary range in 10 tracks. By Lindsay Zoladz First of all, I’d like to thank the guest playlisters who filled in for me last week, Caryn Ganz and Ben Sisario. Caryn paid tribute to ...

“Baby Reindeer” breakout Jessica Gunning will portray Cass Elliot in “My Mama Cass,” a biographical drama about the singer of the 1960s folk group the Mamas & The Papas. Adapted from Elliot’s only ...