9:02 a.m. May 8, 2024: An earlier version of this story said Cass Elliot’s final show and the day she was found dead were in June. Both of those events happened in July. Another music legend has ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell was only seven years old when her mother died unexpectedly. And though her mom’s birth certificate read “Ellen Naomi Cohen,” fans around the world knew the woman with the powerhouse ...

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 ...

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 powerful vocalists of the '60s, and she was one of the only plus-sized ...

Contrary to popular myth, Mama Cass Elliot did not die from choking on a ham sandwich, her daughter is keen for people to know. On the eve of the 50 th anniversary of the death of the songstress with ...

Arguably the most beloved of The Mamas & the Papas, 'Mama Cass' Elliot became as famous for rumors surrounding her tragic death at 32 years old as she was for the band's iconic music in the 1960s. For ...

The long-standing rumour that The Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died by choking on a ham sandwich has been debunked by her daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell. Cass Elliot was an influential figure in ...

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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 ...