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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mama Cass Elliot shocked the world when she was found dead, at age 33, inside her London apartment. While it's widely believed that The Mamas and the Papas singer passed away after choking on a ...

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 ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell with her mother Cass Elliot in 1974 Owen Elliot-Kugell will always remember the last day she spent with her mother, Cass Elliot. “She took me to the airport to get on a plane by ...

The initial story of Mama Cass Elliot dying after choking on a ham sandwich in bed, was hard to shake, and eventually became an urban legend following the July 29, 1974 tragedy. "It was latched onto ...

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Monday honoring the late singer "Mama" Cass Elliot, fulfilling a longtime quest by the daughter of the member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pop ...

Nearly fifty years after “Mama” Cass Elliot’s death, the singer – who helped shape the folk rock movement of the 1960s as part of The Mamas & The Papas – received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...

On this day in 1974, the world lost “Mama” Cass Elliot, a member of the Mamas and the Papas and a pivotal figure in the Sixties California rock scene. She was found dead at the infamous 1 Curzon Place ...