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Funeral held for NYPD Chief Chaplain Rabbi Kass

Rabbi Kass became the department's youngest chaplain ever when he joined in 1966 at 30 years old and stayed on for six decades, becoming the longest serving member in NYPD history.
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Rumors That Mamas & Papas' Singer Cass Elliot Died by Ham Sandwich Still Plague Family 50+ Years After Her Death

The death of the legendary Mamas & Papas singer sent shockwaves across the world on July 29, 1974. No one was more shocked, however, than the people closest to Cass Elliot. Those who knew and loved ...
American Songwriter

The Freak Accident That Mama Cass Elliot Claimed Improved Her Vocal Range (And What Others Said Really Happened)

Celebrities fabricating stories about their past lives (or hiding ways they’ve achieved great talent or beauty) is certainly nothing new, but Mama Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas fame claiming ...
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Michelle Phillips talks about The Mamas and The Papas legacy

Visiting Michelle Phillips at her home in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, it is not long before one gets a glimpse of the high life. "Jane Fonda was over for dinner last week," she says, while the day ...
NME

‘A Complete Unknown’ producer working on films about Syd Barrett and Cass Elliot

Peter Jaysen owns the company, Veritas Entertainment, that was involved in securing the rights to Dylan’s musical archive and life story for the Timothée Chalamet-starring biopic. In an appearance on ...
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The Tragic Death Of The Mamas And The Papas' Cass Elliot

"Mama" Cass Elliott had one of the most powerful voices in '60s music. But sadly, her career was cut short in 1974 when she died at age 32. Born Ellen Naomi Cohen, Elliott first worked with Denny ...
Portland Press Herald

Footlights Theatre tells the ‘Mama’ Cass story anew

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The New York Times

The Best of Cass Elliot

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 ...
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The Mamas & The Papas singer Cass Elliot’s daughter debunks ‘gross’ rumour about mum’s death

“Mama” Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series of sold-out shows in London in 1974. She was 32. For nearly 50 years, it’s been alleged that she ...
Vanity Fair

Mama Cass’s Daughter Clears Up the Ham Sandwich Myth, but Not John Phillips’s Bad Reputation

Nearly 50 years after the charismatic Mamas and the Papas frontwoman Cass Elliot died at the age of 32, her only daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell, is having her say about her late mother’s life and legacy ...
The New York Times

Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.

The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy. Credit...Michael Putland/Getty Images Supported by By ...