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XFVQ9 (Read ebook) American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot Online [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot Pdf Free Charles River Editors ebooks | Download PDF | *ePub | DOC | audiobook Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #1869947 in Books 2015-03-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .10 x 6.00l, .16 #File Name: 150873498444 pages | File size: 24.Mb Charles River Editors : American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting, in spite of mistakes.By FMGI am a big Mamas and the Papas fan, so I enjoy anything about them, and especially about Mama Cass. But this book seemed to be hurriedly researched and had some mistakes. It was not John Phillips who opened the door when they met Cass - it was Michelle. (She tells about this in her book 'California Dreamin', and I've heard and read her tell it in interviews on TV, and in printed articles many times.) Also, Michelle did not write "You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again". It was written by Julia Phillips (no relation to John or Michelle). Still, Mama Cass was my favorite singer, and I enjoyed reading this in spite of mistakes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cass Elliot's Golden YearsBy Susan WiseI love Cass Elliot. Her voice was one in a million and she really did a wonderful job on her own after the Mama's and the Papa's. Her history here, though, was more from the MP's until her death; too little about her prior to that.Now for the book itself: This read like someone's book report with a "summary" section that ran way too long and repeated the book's "highlight's." And there were a few grammatical errors, not many, but a few to notice and frustrate me.I am a big fan of Charles River Editor's' books, so I am giving this 3 star for the effort. If it were not, it would have received a lower rating.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cass ElliotBy Virginia M WhalenAfter reading Cass Elliot,s story I wish I had some of her music .I was busy having two children and being a new mom which did not leave much time for other things. I would occasionally see the group on tv. Cass Elliot,story is tragic but thank you for putting out there . Many people like myself will now know the truth about her death.Thanks to her daughter Owen her music will live on. It sounds like Cass Elliot was more talented than most of those who criticized her., *Includes pictures *Includes Elliot's own quotes about her life and career *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's what rock and roll is; it's relentless.” – Mama Cass A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In the 1950s, popular music in the United States, Britain, and Europe jumped cultural tracks and went off in all directions, each form enjoying its own fan base, and its own way of overlapping with fellow genres. From the straight-laced life of the American 1950s, the social revolution that led to the unfettered 1960s spurred the accelerating development of rock music, an enormous industry of folk artists and hybrid masterpieces that could previously only have survived in a cell of “specialty” interest, along with an explosion of varying jazz styles. The African-American musical community massaged the traditional blues genre into countless personalities after discovering that it fit with almost every type of musical expression available, and even classical music splintered into a myriad of new interests, leaving the traditional viewpoint of the 19th and early 20th centuries behind. In short, musical exploration went off into a frenzy of change, and there were as many avenues of musical performance to join as there were distinct cultural groups to sustain them. On top of this fragmenting of styles, in which newly emerging social groups could adopt a distinctly tailored version for themselves, the era of the flower child dawned in California. This phenomenon increased both the options for original musical creations, and exponentially, the possibilities for melding the legion of styles, recently-formed social beliefs and behaviors, a new visual presentation and celebration of the self, and the celebration of traditionally revered melody and harmony. Such an age could not have served as a better societal laboratory in which to produce an enigmatic, talent-laden, highly intelligent, vocally-gifted, and contrasting artist to previous norms, such as Cass Elliot, endearingly known to millions as Mama Cass. Primarily hailed as a member of the legendary group, The Mamas the Papas, Cass would lead other bands as the only female singer. Her fame there does not go unrecognized because these bands were of inferior quality. To the contrary, her work with the Triumvirate, the Big Three, and the Mugwumps, was exceptional. However, the blossoming hippie movement required an iconic hippie band, and The Mamas the Papas were perfectly designed to serve as the prototype. Part of this lay in visual perception, as America was not yet prepared to adore a lead female singer who did not come from either a sanitized version of the Madison Avenue model, or the from the nature-fresh, abstract hippie image. Mixing the hippie beauty and cinematic, boardwalk look of Michelle Phillips, The Mamas and Papas soprano and former model, with the “earth mother” appearance and dark timbre of contralto Cass Elliot, not only made Elliot’s participation possible through a successful contrast, but enabled the group to assemble its distinct, accurate, and rich vocal personality. Once the band’s breakup occurred only a few short years later, Cass Elliot was free to move at will in the soloist’s world, and appeared on every important talk show, worked with dozens of famous artists from different generations, and compiled a discography considerably larger than is generally known. [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors PDF [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors Epub [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors Ebook [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors Rar [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors Zip [XFVQ9.ebook] American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot By Charles River Editors Read Online.