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 group, The Mamas & the Papas.
Elliot died of a heart attack on July 29, 1974, at age 32 following a series of sold-out performances at the London Palladium. "What a fantastic day," she said."It's amazing to see all the people who have come out to celebrate my mother and her achievements nearly five decades after she's gone. It speaks volumes of the wonderful human being that she was to be remembered today with such fervor and such love.
Born Ellen Naomi Cohen on Sept. 19, 1941, in Baltimore, Elliot initially sought a career in theater, including auditioning for the role of Miss Marmelstein in the 1962 Broadway musical,"I Can Get It For You Wholesale," according to the biography on her website, casselliot.com. The role went to an actress with no previous Broadway experience, Barbra Streisand.
In mid-1965, Elliot joined Doherty, Phillips and her husband John, who had been performing as the New Journeymen, to form The Mamas & the Papas. The group's first album"If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears," released Feb. 28, 1966, was 112th on Rolling Stone's 2012 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and part of the 2010 book,"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
"Monday, Monday" was also nominated for record of the year, which was won by Frank Sinatra's rendition of"Strangers in the Night"; best performance by a vocal group, losing to the Anita Kerr Singers'"A Man and a Woman"; and best contemporary rock 'n' roll recording, losing to"Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band.
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