![]() ![]() The story is somewhat piecemeal, a free-flowing excursion into how Cass (she got the name possibly from actress Peggy Cass, and note it’s ‘Cass’ not ‘Cassandra’) Elliot (who adopted that name after a fallen friend) would have acted from her youth right into the period before the Mamas and the Papas became a household name. The graphic novel is satisfying in this way as you are left ‘dreamin’ ‘ of her better future, rather than her tragic death in July of 1974. California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot before the Mamas and the Papas ,(hereafter California Dreamin’ ) Is a well-researched, fictionalized story of Mama Cass, from childhood to success. Behind that phenomenon was Mama Cass (nee Ellen Cohen) the singer who was multitalented and could hold her own against even the pop stars of today. Enter the year 2016 and the song is still being played and enjoyed by new generations of listeners. The Mamas and the Papas were a musical phenomenon of the sixties and it was the song California Dreamin’ that propelled them to the charts. California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot before the Mamas and the Papas ![]()
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