Cass Elliot. " 'Hey, I've got this cool idea,' I said. 'We've got all these friends whose parents were '60s musicians. Why don't we get together and write a song about drug abuse and record it for ...

Founded in 1965, The Mamas and the Papas are famous for classic songs like “California Dreamin ... I was drawn to one member in particular: Cass Elliot, also known as Mama Cass.