Cass Elliot with mother Bess Levine.
Cass Elliot (Mama Cass)
(born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland)
(September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974)
Cass was a member of folk rock vocal group The Mamas & the Papas
(1965 to 1968). She pursued a solo career, releasing five albums.
on July 30, 1956, Decca Records offered 11 year-old Brenda Lee a contract,
and her first record with the label was "Jambalaya". The single never charted.
Branda Lee (Brenda Mae Tarpley) will be 71 on December 11.
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964)
Cooke’s debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming
a number one hit for three weeks on Billboard ‘s pop chart and six
weeks on Billboard’s Rhythm & Blues chart.
It was named one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings
by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005, the song was voted #115
by representatives of the music industry and press in Rolling Stone
magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The Angels become the first white all-female group to have a No.1
selling record.
The single "My Boyfriend’s Back” spent three weeks at number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number two on the R&B Billboard.
The Angels today
The Supremes’ version of “Where Did Our Love Go” is ranked #475 on Rolling
Stone ‘s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also the first of five Supremes
songs in a row to reach number one.
