Mamas and Papas -- Straight Shooter
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Thanx so much for the upload. Only wish I had seen the group in concert...
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@shanetrain71 As is Cass... ♥
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Cass Elliott!
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@badedas75 The backup band was known as "The Group with No Name".
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love this tune.... my fav live mama papa song
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Most of the TV appearances were lip synced it was just the way they did TV back then.
This is one of few live performances.
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@recordguy4321 : "Fast Eddie Hoh", that is, as he's credited on The Monkees' great "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd." album!
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@jscottlewis71: The irony is that Cass apparently spent months pestering John and Denny to let her in the group -- they thought her obesity would be bad for the young, sexy image they wanted. But then, of course, her voice ended up totally defining the group's sound, and it's impossible to imagine them without her!
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"They basically taught [Michelle] how to sing on the fly."
Which worked out brilliantly, since her weaker "girly" voice provided such wonderful counterpoint to Cass's "earth mother" sound.
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The great Eddie Hoh on drums



Wow, Michelle Phillips is beautiful.
shanetrain71 1 year ago 25
Love Mama Cass' voice. One of the best voices ever.
jscottlewis71 1 year ago 10