Cass Elliot

"Mama" Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 ? July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer who performed with The Mamas & the Papas. She then went onto a successful solo career, releasing nine albums. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she spent most of her childhood both in Baltimore and Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

External links

• The Official Website of Cass Elliot
• Tribute and biography of Elliot
• The true origin of the "hit on the head with a pipe" myth
• Snopes report on the ham sandwich myth