She Died 50 Years Ago, Now Her Children Confirm the Rumors

The nice places seem to whisper that she inspired us to Dream a Little Dream and make our own kind of music, but behind the scenes, Mama Cass Elliott lived several nightmares, do you know why she was actually bothered by her popular nickname? What injury masked the hurtful judgment she faced? by his own band the answers may break your heart I'm nostalgic Nick with a close look at the personal difficulties Cass faced along with testimony from his own daughter who answers the question of who Owen's father was if you enjoyed the video of today please give it a thumbs up to show us some support and subscribe to our channel so you can always see our next deep dive now without further ado let's listen to the world of Cass Elliott what vocal range is Cass Elliott's folk rock dominated the music scene in the 1960s, but The Mamas and the Papas still managed to stand out, but a big part of that was due to Cass Elliot's unique voice music.

Amateurs can classify her as belonging to the category of mezzo and at the same time they can reach soprano; she is impressive quality and range than few others. can boast a popular myth says that Cass obtained this vocal range thanks to a brutal accident. The story goes that she was at a club in the Virgin Islands that was under construction and some workers dropped a thin metal pipe and hit her on the head. I was hospitalized with a concussion, so I went to this little hospital across the street, your friendly neighborhood, and according to her, she started singing a lot louder.

Cass backs up this popular myth, calling it a true, honest-to-God date, well, it's definitely true that she Cass was hit on. head before fully joining The Mamas and the Papas, Mama Michelle Phillips, would support this part of the story, but recordings of Cass's voice before the injury show that she already had an impressive vocal range, apparently her range simply expanded, but according to Michelle's sister, Russell Gilliam. This whole fantastic story was actually covering up something much more painful seen while she was in the Virgin Islands. Cass had been doing a lot of acting with John Phillips, Michelle and Denny Doherty, but Jon was still slow to fully recruit Cass.

Russell says Jon wanted to keep Cass out. entirely due to her weight, but when the group became famous, he admitted that something so hurtful wouldn't look good on him, so to save face, the story became that she couldn't hit the right notes and then it was all over. changed due to Pipe Cass's isolation from her future bandmates ended, but the stigma surrounding her appearance remained with her until the end of her life and even beyond the grave, why did Mama Cass not like her Will they call Mama Cass? Cass walked a life of contradictions throughout her entire career, she lived a lie about her entry into The Mamas and the Papas to better focus on the present, she was a big part of the harmonies that made The Mamas and the Papas have so much success, but Cass admitted that she was only proud of maybe a handful of songs besides that.

She didn't want to be tied to a country image despite dominating the musical genre in a church where people today, even before being part of the famous quartet, Cass had been associated with Mom's name and rubbed it like sandpaper, she said , quote. I fought against it, all my friends sang in life even before I was with The Mamas and the Papas. She hated it, everyone said: Hi mom, what's going on? But then The Mamas and the Papas came along and I was stuck with it, even though Cass had something to do with the choice. the band's name and we have a full video of Mama's at Papa's detailing that she still felt attached to the name explaining the quote.

I never created the image of the great mom, the public does it for you, but I have always been different. I got into the habit of being independent and Habit became a life design why Cass Elliott left The Mamas and the Papas Even though the Mamas and the Papas were defined by killer harmonies, they didn't always have synergy offstage to begin with, there was a very messy love triangle. Cass was pining for Denny Doherty while Doherty was having an affair with Michelle, you know, it's more of a square because Michelle was also married to Jon and the gang also had some legal drama when Cass was accused of stealing some laundry from the hotel, the drama Judicial meant that they canceled some big plans of theirs and Cass, once she was found innocent, later admitted to stealing some sheets.

Cass was also worn down by the big mama image that plagued her days in the band and in 1967 the band disbanded and although some entertained the idea of ​​a comeback Mama Cass was ready to move on, she made her point loud and clear when built a solid solo career and called her solo album The Very instructive, don't call me mom anymore, mom, at the end of the day, Cass knew what talent she had. even if sometimes the negative voices drowned out everything else she once said, quote, I seem to be one of the few pure singers out there today, I think you have to be better vocally if you have nothing else to offer, she wanted show that talent to the world on her own terms Did Cass Elliott try to lose weight?

Cass's weight affected her recruitment into The Mamas and the Papas and drove her to extreme and unhealthy lengths. She landed a very impressive gig at Caesar's Palace earning 40 Grand a week for three weeks two shows a night at that time Cass weighed around 300 pounds of course a healthy weight can vary but there are some ways weight loss It can be just as unhealthy, and unfortunately, Cass went on a strict diet in the six months before On the show, Cass lost a hundred pounds and ended up having throat problems and a stomach ulcer. She tried to relieve it by drinking milk and cream, which allowed her to regain 50 pounds.

Cass was bedridden for almost a month and lost her voice for a while, so big break for her. she alone earned her the anger of three audience members who barely applauded when she finished. Cass wrote a very chilling article for Good Housekeeping in 1969, an article called What Way to Lose She practically summed it up when she wrote a quote that the Mama Cass diet can provide. you acute tonsillitis vocal cord hemorrhage mononucleosis and a dangerous case of hepatitis at least that's what it did to me I lost my health and over a quarter of a million dollars in earnings as a singer who made Mama Cass had a child with Cass she dedicated the song Lady Love to her young daughter Owen, whom she had on April 26, 1967.

At the time she was at the end of her marriage to James Hendricks, the folk musician, not the rock star guitarist named Jimmy, but the question It wasn't Owen's. In fact, Father Cass made sure to never publicly name who her father was. Fortunately, that mystery would be solved with a little help. You see, Cass and Michelle remained friends and their own

children

became friends too. Owen became friends with China, Michelle's daughter, he told my mom. You know tell me who always daddy so you're Owen's father and my mom promised to tell him when he came back from his trip the family saw each other a lot and now as an adult Owen remembers swimming in the pool with China while his moms talked Michelle asked Cass to tell him tell exactly who Owen's father was.

Cass promised to tell him when she returned from an upcoming trip, but unfortunately they didn't get a chance to talk again. Michelle tried to play detective at a time when Cass was no longer around Michelle. John and Danny were all in a car together. Michelle in the morning not knowing who Owen's father was. The two men shared a knowing look because Cass had told them that Michelle finally had her lead. Owen's father was Chuck Day, a baritone guitarist and singer. How Cass Elliott Died. In April 1974, Cass was supposed to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, but she collapsed just before going on stage, was treated in the hospital and then released at which time Cass wrote it off as exhaustion from doing so many interviews, but none of them.

That mattered thanks to some very good news July was coming to an end but Cass was feeling more elastic than ever. On the night of the 29th she called Michelle with some very exciting and very personal news, finally possibly for the first time in her entire career as a singer. Cass felt like she was making it, she had just enjoyed two consecutive weeks of ovations at the London Palladium and all those fans, she was Cass Elliott, not Mama Cass, her career was finally on the path she wanted. Michelle had never heard her sound so happy. but hours later Cass Elliott

died

at the age of 32.

The news spread quickly, but also quite harshly. A well-known forensic expert performed an autopsy on her and found that there were no drugs in her system. Cass Elliott

died

of a heart attack, but similar to that Rumors of that story spread quickly and some headlines said she died by choking on a ham sandwich, according to Cass' friend, Hollywood Reporter writer Sue Cameron, after learning of Cass's death, he called her number and his manager Alan Carr answered, supposedly telling Sue. I have to tell you that she died by choking on a ham sandwich. You should go to your typewriter and write that there is half a ham sandwich on her table at her night, but the story went international.

Ironically, the entire picture further incriminates the same culture that made claims like that. Cass. No stranger to comments about her weight from her bandmates, the media, everyone, she would go on TV shows and get made fun of, then hide backstage and cry the incredible song Creek Alley has the line nobody gets fat except Mama Cass, while Michelle was billed. Since cute mom Cass was at risk of being labeled the fat mom unless she used humor to get called the fun mom, it is ultimately believed that the strict diet weakened Cass's heart to the point that it failed. so prematurely that no medications were found in his system, but reports claim that his cabinets had been completely emptied and, of course, he experimented with drugs that exasperated his weakened heart.

After all, it was the 1960s to satisfy the masses in a way that would kill them all too soon. Little Owen would not make it to He had known his mother for a long time, but she knew enough to believe with all her heart that she would want to be remembered for her voice, which was one of the uniquely special sounds of her time, but it's more than just his singing voice. I think she would want to be remembered for The Voice that she raised to better the world around her. I think we should all remember Cass for exactly this, an extraordinary Talent taken too soon, the stars are fading, but she still persists, which Was your favorite song from the legendary?

Cass Elliot, what stories have you heard about her death? If you're a fan of The Mamas and the Papas, hit the comments and tell me your favorite song. If you enjoyed our video, please hit the thumbs up icon to show us some support, subscribe. to our channel so you never miss a beat and from all of us here at do you remember? I want to thank you so much for watching.