Here's How the Mamas & the Papas Got Their Unique Name and Cass Elliot Got Her Moniker (Exclusive) In her new book, "My Mama, Cass" Owen Elliott-Kugell shares the origin behind the "California ...

For fans old and new, the music of The Mamas & the Papas will live forever (especially now that we don’t have to rely on 8-tracks). Read on to find out more about what The Mamas & the Papas got ...

The Mamas and the Papas pose for the “Deliver” album cover in 1966. Michael Ochs Archives According to Shea, Elliot made “one last ditch effort” and proposed to Doherty.