If there ever were a home that captured the mood and magic of Laurel Canyon ... Frank Zappa, Mama Cass Elliot, and Joni Mitchell were beginning to retreat to the woodsy canyon in the Hollywood ...

In music circles Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon is one of the most famous ... he came here and you see him at later period at I believe it's Mama Cass' house with David and Joni Mitchell.

The house was on the north side of Laurel Canyon. So people that lived ... I used to go over to Mama Cass’ for lunch during the shoot, I would say, “I’m going to pop off and drop in on ...

There’s a famous photograph by Henry Diltz of Joni Mitchell playing guitar in Mama Cass Elliot’s Laurel Canyon backyard, with David Crosby holding up a joint in back and Eric Clapton sitting ...