Ruth Leon recommends… Dream a Little Dream of Me – Mama Cass Elliot

Ruth Leon recommends… Dream a Little Dream of Me – Mama Cass Elliot

Ruth Leon recommends

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August 27, 2022

Dream a Little Dream of Me – Mama Cass Elliot

And here’s another song to remind you of earlier times. This is from one of the Smother Brothers television shows from the 1960s.

​This is, of course, the late, great Mama Cass Elliot with one of the Smothers, probably Tommy. Does it matter which one?

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Comments

  • Jasper says:

    One of the most talented vocalists from the folk/rock genre. Loved her timbre, her clear vocalization, her affect. Died too soon.

  • Pete San Diego says:

    Dick Smothers, actually. And no, it doesn’t particularly matter.

  • J Barcelo says:

    Great talent and unforgettable voice. Her enunciation and phrasing puts many professional opera singers to shame. Hard to believe it’s been almost 50 years since she passed away. One wonders if someone of her size could make it today, what with musicians of all genres having to look like models.

  • PaulD says:

    During that era, not many pop singers had hits with songs that were nearly forty years old. But Cass Elliot did. I recall at the time my mother, hearing it and saying, “Oh, that’s an oldie.”

    Yes, she was gone all too soon.

  • Ludwig's Van says:

    Too cute for words! Heavenly voice – rest in peace, dear Mama Cass.

  • Tom Phillips says:

    Cass Elliott had the biggest and most fabulous voice – could definitely have made it in opera (had she wished).

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