Steve Benson on the Birth of "Mama" Cass Elliot

This Week in History: on September 19, 1941, Mama Cass Elliot was born. Steve Benson recalls how much Mama Cass brought to the Mamas and the Papas, and how the band helped define a generation.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Steve Benson on the Birth of "Mama" Cass Elliot ." (Viewed on November 24, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/steve-benson-on-birth-of-mama-cass-elliot>.