Cass Elliot
Musician
EVENT: Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 P.M....made scores of recordings but has also composed and arranged music for: Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Mama Cass Elliott, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Shirley Horn, David... In this article: Benny Golson, Barnes & Noble, Europe, United States, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lionel Hampton |
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Observer.com - All Articles | October 27, 2009
Outside and Proud
...at least extremely debonair: The Brooklyn-born songwriter Harry Nilsson once said that the balconies off his London apartment, where Mama Cass Elliot and Keith Moon both died, had views of Big Ben and the Playboy Club. Still, a beautiful...
In this article: New York, United Nations Human Rights Council, The New York Observer, Playboy Club, Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson, and Mama Cass Elliot
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OK! Magazine | September 25, 2009
Mackenzie Phillips' Best Friend Says Incest Allegations are True
...of The Mamas & the Papas, Mackenzie's best friend has come out swinging in her defense. Owen Elliot, the daughter of John's bandmate Cass Elliot tells Extra, "Mackenzie is my best friend. She speaks her truth, and it's not a pretty truth.
In this article: Mackenzie Phillips, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa Joan Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom, L.A. Lakers, Kelly Osbourne, Dancing with the Stars, and John Phillips
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boston.com - Celebrity news | September 24, 2009
Phillips hopes incest memoir can help others
...known. The quartet broke up in 1968 after the divorce of Michelle and John, reunited three years later and disbanded again in 1974 when Cass Elliott died of a heart attack. As an adult, Mackenzie Phillips performed with her father in the...
In this article: Michelle Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips, John Phillips, Augusten Burroughs, Chynna Phillips, The Mamas and The Papas, Cocaine, Allegation, and All rights reserved
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Telegraph.co.uk - Books | September 24, 2009
John Phillips: a lifetime of debauched and reckless behaviour
...and image as the family-friendly face of hippie-dom, the Mamas and the Papas - John Phillips, his wife Michelle, Denny Doherty and Mama Cass Elliot - indulged in all the free love and chemical intoxication that the 60s had to offer. They were...
In this article: John Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Genevieve Waite, Roman Polanski, Cocaine, Mama Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, Mamas and the Papas, and Heroin
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Wonkette | September 24, 2009
All The Gays Will Eventually Marry All Other Gays, Because This Is How Socialism Works
...Human Dignity v. King trial. So if Mackenzie Phillips had consensual sex with her father he could have married Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot could have adopted Denny and then Mackenzie would be her . . . Hey, wait! Mormons already are doing...
In this article: Mackenzie Phillips, Tax, Steve King, Denny Doherty, Socialism, Ice cream, God, and Medicare
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CNN | September 24, 2009
'Papa John' led sordid, checkered life
...lead male singer, Denny Doherty, later had an affair with Michelle; she was forced out of the group for a time. The fourth member, Cass Elliot, had an unrequited crush on Doherty, the biography noted. After the Mamas & the Papas' success with...
In this article: John Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips, Mamas & the Papas, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Chynna Phillips, Beatles, and Allmusic
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | September 23, 2009
Mamas and Papas singer 'had incestuous relationship with daughter'
...the main songwriter for The Mamas and The Papas, the vocal harmony group which he formed with his wife, Michelle, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot. They had their first hit in 1965 with California Dreamin' and went on to sell 40 million albums...
In this article: The Mamas and The Papas, John Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Oprah Winfrey, Cocaine, California Dreamin', and Monday, Monday
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Blogcritics | September 01, 2009
Music Review: Cass Elliot - Cass Elliot/The Road Is No Place For A Lady
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Music Review: Cass Elliot - Cass Elliot/The Road Is No Place For A Lady Author: David Bowling - Published: Sep 01, 2009 at 3:25 am 0 comments Cass Elliot has been gone just over 35 years now. She...
In this article: The Big Three, Monday Monday, The Mugwumps, John Phillips, and The Mamas & the Papas
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San Francisco Chronicle | August 30, 2009
DVD: 'The Mama Cass Program'
Over the past few years, I've come to appreciate Cass Elliot and move beyond the ham-sandwich urban legend to admire the unique place she occupied, for a brief time, in our popular culture. Here was a young woman who achieved success on the...
In this article: Joni Mitchell, DVD, Both Sides Now, Mary Travers, Barbara Bain, Buddy Hackett, Martin Landau, Mamas and the Papas, and San Francisco Chronicle
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all about jazz | July 23, 2009
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Cass Elliot's Final Recordings Reissued on Collectors' Choice on August 25
...1974 death. Daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell oversaw CD debuts. DVD release of 1969 TV Special also planned. LOS ANGELES, Calif. - While Mama Cass Elliot is mostly remembered for her vocal harmonies with the quintessential California folk-rock...
In this article: Lady, RCA, Mamas & the Papas, DVD, Astral Weeks, Ellen Cohen, and RCA Records
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Description from Wikipedia:
Cass Elliot (September 19 1941 – July 29 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer, best remembered as Mama Cass of the pop quartet The Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she had a successful solo career, releasing nine albums. Elliot was found dead in her room in London from an apparent heart attack after two sold-out performances at the Palladium.
- Name At Birth:
- Ellen Naomi Cohen
- Also Known As:
- Mama Cass
- Birth Date:
- September 19, 1941
- Birthplace:
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Death Date:
- July 29, 1974
- Place of Death:
- London, England, UK
- Occupation:
- Singer
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals
- Years Active:
- 1963-74
- Associated With:
- The Mamas & the Papas
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