When members John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty — musicians who’d all played in other bands, sometimes with each other — formed their group in the mid 60s, they named themselves ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell, daughter of the Mamas & the Papas band member, will publish 'My Mama, Cass' in 2024 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell was only seven years old when her mother died unexpectedly. And though her mom’s birth certificate read “Ellen Naomi Cohen,” fans around the world knew the woman with the powerhouse ...

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. Bentley Archive/Popperfoto, via Getty Images The Mamas & ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – Cass Elliot’s daughter is telling ...

In her new book, "My Mama, Cass" Owen Elliot-Kugell shares that she always fantasized her "real dad would show up" Cass Elliot with her daughter Owen in 1968 For years, Mama Cass’ daughter Owen Elliot ...

For decades, Owen Elliot-Kugell had to put up with hearing a cruel rumor about how her mother died. "Mama" Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series ...

Michelle Phillips is the last surviving member of legendary folk band The Mamas and the Papas. Last week, on Wednesday, June 11, the "California Dreamin'" singer, who is now 81 years old, made a rare ...

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 ...