Cass Elliot Talks About Collapsing Backstage | Carson Tonight Show

[@chris47363]

She was so full of life. Engaging. Mega talent.

She was faking.

[@sebastienguerin6571]

❤

[@Miss-Redbull]

She died only 3 weeks later 😔

[@lindakrumenauer1099]

Her voice was the hi- light of the Mama s and Papa's songs. So lovely!

[@iamahorsenut7541]

She was such a beautiful person. I wish her life would have been better and longer. Beautiful voice. She made the Mamas and Papas with her personality and voice

[@weskitten]

Isn't it claimed that she tried to lose weight too quickly and it affected her heart? I recall it in '74 when she died and I saw it in the evening paper that Dad brought home. We'd seen Cass on tv not long prior.

[@iamahorsenut7541]

@@weskitten yes and mostly could be the stress on her body from trying to lose weight on and off. But she was more than just a Big Lady, she was a talented and lovely person

[@weskitten]

@@iamahorsenut7541 Absolutely. Cass had the best vocal ability.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Another great talent who left us way too soon.

[@pattibrooks1907]

Cass had a beautiful voice and so sad she died in 1974 and so young !

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

Well, I wonder why....

[@Frank00]

@@theforgottenbrawlers she was a tank

[@shadowwolf9503]

​​@@theforgottenbrawlers That is so disrespectful. Cass was a very talented woman.

[@shadowwolf9503]

​@@Frank00 That is so disrespectful. Cass was a very talented woman.

[@Frank00]

@@shadowwolf9503 if people like you really cared about people like her you’d care enough to say when someone is over weight instead you celebrate obesity and that mentality leads to more people dying.

[@dianewinters8628]

She had a huge personality & an amazing voice.

[@sebastienguerin6571]

❤

[@pmafterdark]

Sad to think Cass would die just a little over 2 months later. She had a great voice.

[@shadowwolf9503]

Roger that. Cass was a very talented woman. It is sad that many focused on her weight.

[@Stevedrums741]

the industry has never had that moment where they've truly decided they were going to deal with addiction and the dark side of that business. So many lost and so many didn't need to be.

[@GLC-1979]

@@shadowwolf9503 She didn't mind, don't forget they even wrote their own lyrics making fun of her and she was okay with it.

[@shadowwolf9503]

@@GLC-1979 She might have acted like it didn't bother her, but it did hurt her very much.

[@GLC-1979]

@@shadowwolf9503 Doubt it.

[@JS-ii4xr]

Sad she died not long after. God, what a voice and energy she had. I love her

[@flyingkatya]

With her personality she would have been a huge hit today, especially on podcasts

[@janetdungan2878]

i totally agree. she has a delightful, infectious personality. her daughter's book detailed that their brief time together was loving and positive and how they adored each other. she also expressed Cass had been very passionate for human rights and cared deeply for people. she left us too soon.

[@judyannlemay618]

What a Beautiful Soul…I Adore Her!! Brilliant,Shinning Star ⭐️

[@johnny-r]

Mama Cass and Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. Singing voices, I mean. But unlike with Karen, Cass had massive power in her voice.

[@weskitten]

And the obvious respective difference in their size!

[@OzmaOfOzz]

​@@weskitten who cares???? Such a moronic comment!!

[@Mamadukee1]

I perfer Karen's voice , not taking anything from Mama cass😊

[@johnny-r]

@@Mamadukee1 Karen's voice comforted you. Cass's voice woke you up. I think I prefer Karen's too.

[@jimdrake-writer]

Johnny Carson’s mention of Frank and Anne Hummert and their “empire” refers to an important era in radio history. The Hummerts were so powerful that they could dictate to the major networks which actors, announcers, and even which sponsors would be retained for their numerous programs.

[@1in6win]

Cass was gone just 3 months later. Wish we could have had her longer. So much amazing music never made from this genius.

[@MrTuco40]

Strange, watching two people who are no longer living, discussing death and illness.

[@toreckman8899]

She died nearly fifty years ago. Aren’t you the clown who quoted Howard stern? What is wrong with you?

[@crmay72]

I know, right?? I was thinking the same thing.

[@MDHollister1313]

The guest ( I know him but can’t remember his name) and Ed are dead too

[@Warrenhelming]

Thinking the same thing

[@pazuzu126]

That will be all of us eventually

[@hunter999888]

She had not only a tremendous voice and talent but had a great personality and just seemed warm and friendly. RIP Mama Cass

[@toreckman8899]

You mean like the way she trashed the three bachelors while she looking like a cow cashing in about 325 lbs. you hippies from the 60s are still delusional

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

She died because of that excessive body fat....

[@BadRonald1]

@@RjBenjamin353 That was an unintelligent childish comment.

[@RjBenjamin353]

@@BadRonald1 shhhhh!

[@toreckman8899]

@@BadRonald1 I thought it was hysterical.

[@Wendeajo]

Johnny kept interrupting her!!! 🤬. But my son kept passing out shortly before he died. These were symptoms. Shame on her doctors for their negligence.

[@JS-ii4xr]

Yep. Women and their symptoms were completely dismissed in those days

[@nicholasforrester8587]

I noticed that also. Very irritating 😒

[@nicholasforrester8587]

@@JS-ii4xr I disagree, it was like that for men to be honest.

[@MicheleSendgraff]

I hope her daughter got all of the money that she could sue those doctors

[@victorblock3421]

She tripped. She was a morbidly obese woman and was quite young. A few months later her heart finally gives out after years of abuse. What do you know that the doctors did wrong?

[@sapeudaimonia]

such a natural star. she radiated charisma. a magnetic soul~

[@sapeudaimonia]

love this lady. may she rest in peace ♡

[@peterrichards931]

Great voice...her voice in the background harmonies is simply wonderful.

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

I was a 17-yr-old native Huntington Beach surfer studying classical culture in Europe the summer of 1974, just sat down in the University of Paris, sipping my chocolate out of the bowl and my eyes fell onto a French newspaper with the headline that Cass had died. Heartbroken. Great lady with great voice who helped so many artists break through the boardroom door to get into the business. I hope she's in Heaven. MARANATHA

[@bobbystgeorge]

That was pretty much what happened to me. My best friend and his family had to tell me while we were driving on a trip. I had every album or a track by Cass Elliot and the mamas and the Papas. When they told me the news I was choked up in shock tears losing my favorite female vocalist at such an early age.😢

[@millers3888]

She looked fabulous here!

[@finster1968]

She did. But unfortunately she was on another diet binge and had dropped a massive amount of weight through starvation. All the yo yo dieting through the years was too much strain on her heart.

[@cjrrun]

Sang with Julie Andrew's, Sammy Davis Jr and John Denver. That's how wide her singing ability was. A true musical talent

[@toreckman8899]

I’ll put Ella Fitzgerald against her any day and twice on Sunday.

[@AFMMD-q8]

@@toreckman8899 💯 and I will add to your list Judy Garland and Edith Piaf.

[@toreckman8899]

@@AFMMD-q8 hear hear me lord. 😉

[@AFMMD-q8]

@@toreckman8899 That’s right, and I almost forgot Barbra Streisand another amazing singer.

[@arthurlockwood8735]

Just love her. Great singer. Great group of the 60s xx❤️🇬🇧

[@dannyhudson9659]

Loved her voice

[@jefferymaxfield7826]

She was one of the great voice of Mama and Papas. So sad she died very early in her life!!

[@wtglb]

Cass was great ❤❤❤

[@pnutty5139]

She's so charming, I could listen to her tell stories all day. I had known of her gorgeous singing voice for years but this is the first time I've seen her just talking and shes a delight!

[@markyboy214]

Cass was truly a beautiful woman. Gone way too soon 😢

[@Stevedrums741]

No wonder she was so popular with the musicians in the Valley. She's really charming.

[@annehajdu8654]

Not really.

[@JCW1013]

500 people attended her funeral.

[@MrAdrenaline1982]

Cass was always so interesting and relateable on talk shows.

[@davenc8527]

Such an amazing talent. God Bless her.

[@ghanasoul]

I’m just watching Ms. Elliot’s stuff on KZbin. I’m really enjoying it. She seemed like a fun, talented, person.

[@RoyAH.]

She would pass 29 July 1974. Only a few months later, very sad!

[@jadeblues357]

I was a little kid When I heard Cass I was so mesmerized by her😮 Beautiful voice, sweet personality that’s the impression she made on me, Striking woman all the way around😊❤

[@NYWF]

Such an amazing talent and a very cute lady with a wonderful personality! It truly is so unfair that she died at the age of 32. When she did this interview she only had two months, three weeks and one day left of her life. She put her body through hell with yo-yo dieting just to please others. Just like Karen Carpenter who also died at 32, food became the enemy; each for different reasons, but ultimately ending with the world losing two of the most talented female recording artists ever! I wish I could have known both ladies, but with their music, I feel as though I do. May both live forever with the legacy they left for us!!

[@jedijones]

David Crosby said he and Cass used opiates, cocaine, and heroin together. People don't die at her age from weight or from dieting. They die from drug abuse.

[@nicholasforrester8587]

I remember watching her on a episode of Marcus Welby, about a woman trying to lose weight and how people would assume the worst of her. She was a great actress 👏🏻 ❤

[@anamaria94088]

She seemed so fun to be around

[@bigroy38]

What an angel.

[@Gratefulman1965]

Cedars of Oxnard Johnny was so funny. I was born in Oxnard in 1965. Not the place it once was these days.

[@aaaagggghhhh6370]

July 29, 1974 in London, England, UK (heart attack) "shows you never know how long you have" !

[@gilliandelledonne4713]

She had such a marvelous voice.

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

This interview feels so modern, besides the image and sound. Love it. And I get so much Adele vibes (in a very good way, both on vocal and personality level). What a loss.

[@BeeApple-sr3db]

RIP Cass I heard she was a wonderful person. When she was in Mama and Papas I was a little kid. I remember hearing her on the radio. My older sister liked the group.

[@atant2]

She seems to be friendly and warm. It makes her loss that much worse.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Love Mama Cass ❤ My own mother is 81 years old. And my mother was born two years after Cass Elliot. That gives you some perspective.

[@garyny4073]

Mamas and the papas , still great music , the fact she collapsed just a few months before death maybe a tell tale sign even though she said she didnt eat and blood sugar was off , it was problably heart 💜❤️ related also , which ultimately took her life

[@jackie9867]

She passed two months after this episode. Great singer and beautiful person.

[@SSArt98]

Is it just me or did Johnny interupt her quite a bit? He seemed a little tipsy and or being a bit mean to her. (IMO) ~ Love them both and it's crazy she'd pass away nearly 2 months after this was taped. RIP Mama Cass and Johnny

[@alpha-omega2362]

HE looks like he's not well, almost in pain... I never saw him like this with the furrowed brow....

[@AFMMD-q8]

@@alpha-omega2362 Not defending Johnny but he was craving his nicotine like crazy that night, notice @ 7:21 when he tries to inhale a couple swigs incognito. Notice too how unusually hyper he was during this interview, nicotine has all kinds of weird side affects.

[@rosacortes5074]

Cass Elliot is lovely ❤️❤️❤️

[@pootube2024]

Damn!Mama Cass was a real woman with a great voice and sense of humour!Dearly missed!even today!

[@shadowwolf9503]

Roger that! Very well said.

[@StatelessPerson]

May 1974, two months before her fatal heart attack. What a voice!

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

I’m so glad you mentioned her pass due to a heart attack. I get so tired of people saying she choked to death on a chicken bone or died of an overdose p! Thank you!

[@andyman8214]

@@talapeanutbutter4250 you mean a ham sandwhich? lol

[@StatelessPerson]

Died in her sleep, drug free; surprisingly to some relations. Perhaps a congenital heart defect aggravated by exhaustion. Having built her fame not only on a remarkable voice talent, characterized by an equally unique and beautiful profile made possible by morbid obesity offset by the sweetest smile and friendliness.

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

@@talapeanutbutter4250 She died because of that excessive body fat....a heart attack was a result of that....

[@ThitiCE]

@@theforgottenbrawlers go touch some grass, you are in every comment reply just hating on someone! If you don’t like her, close the video

[@petesmitt]

She collapsed due to undiagnosed left sided heart failure, not exhaustion as the doctors diagnosed..

[@billytheconqueror5803]

Back then medicine wasn't as advanced and being obese makes noticing these issues even harder

[@steveconn]

So sad what happened to her; influential in getting Crosby together with Stills and Nash, beloved by everyone on Laurel Canyon. RIP

[@dbcruser3133]

Two great entertainers RIP.

[@gregorysharp]

Hey Buddy! Hard to follow up Cass fainting. We love you Buddy!

[@alansheiman4818]

My Buddy...

[@christopherfarris6404]

Wow! A little more than 2 months before she passed!

[@LisaLisa001]

OMG Johnny let the woman talk!

[@lindaeasley5606]

Wow. This had to be one of her last television appearances before she died 🙁 I remember where I was when I heard the news. A teenager visiting my brother and sister in law in Oxnard ,Calif

[@publicmail2]

@@RjBenjamin353 A heroin sandwich...

[@1962pjh]

@@RjBenjamin353 That is a terrible urban myth. She died of heart failure, and no drugs were in her system.

[@RjBenjamin353]

@@1962pjh thank you for clearing that up Ma’m

[@shadowwolf9503]

​@@RjBenjamin353 I second that. Cass was a very talented woman. It's sad that many people focused on her weight- while she was alive- and even after her death. The lie of her choking on a ham sandwich is just horrible.

[@JS-ii4xr]

Bullshit. She had a meal and died about 30-40 minutes after eating. She had heart problems and there were zero drugs in her body.

[@hilary8109]

I wish he didn't interuppt hwr and cut her off most of the interview, I was far more interested in what she had to say over his annoying quips and interjections. An amazing woman Cass was, and took it all with grace and class!

[@muthusala6143]

Cass was a great Singer

[@lenwelch2195]

Health scares are popping up here. Low blood sugar, fasting habits had to have played some effect on this beautiful woman who had a little girl that needed her mother.we all have an effect on each other, so just love as hard as you can while your here.

[@daedralord1]

Sad that she said that she’s back performing in July in which she died

[@RH-cv1rg]

She said everything is fine.....she died 2 months later after this show.

[@Xandrous_Drumz]

Her weight really doesn't make her less great. Her voice is the best. I don't care about her weight.

[@jeanesingsjazz]

that collapse was a warning signal and her doctors didn’t catch it.

[@gasmith7486]

How did Johnny last on the show for so many years with all of the interrupting he does???

[@binko969]

This channel really is awesome. We can’t get real quality entertainment in this day & age without all the PC, BS. So great to be able to watch Johnny & his unbelievable guest’s from the past. Real talent. Love Ed also

[@annehajdu8654]

*guests

[@davehue9517]

This was shortly before she passed away.... RIP 🙏

[@rational-public-discourse]

Johnny seemed liked he drank too much coffee that night.

[@kenhurley4441]

Irish Coffee.

[@MauraP]

She stayed in the hospital for a few days after collapsing and they couldn't diagnose a heart problem?

[@DanKillam]

It's a shame she was lost so young. She had a lot more to give the world

[@YouTube4me]

Back then they didn’t have the medical capability as we do now. She likely could have been diagnosed and treated for her heart condition. RIP Cass Elliot.

[@meredithheadquist6657]

She looked great in that dress! 💕

[@lestermarshall6501]

My nextdoor neighbor watched all the soaps. You could hear her laughing at them. I asked her why and she said because the people were so stupid.

[@andyhoms2001]

What a wonderful time...my God!

[@Holly1960-]

Episode Aired : May / 7 / 1974 She Passed: July / 29 / 1974 REST IN PEACE 😢

[@amacmti]

I love her💕

[@BadRonald1]

Cass didnt like to be called Mama Cass. I don’t blame her. Just Cass Elliot

[@Writersbl0ck13]

I know Carson is an icon but - OMG - let Cass finish a sentence once in a while. His constant interruptions were pissing me off.

[@liamkeane4214]

Love the fact she had it in her to make a weight joke, probably one of the first women to do it

[@variousJnames]

What a class act! Cass was a real singer, not like these studio creations they have today.

[@dave9351]

RIP Lady Cass Elliot

[@jackjules7552]

Why did Johnny keep interrupting her?

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

Never knew she was so entertaining.

[@shadowwolf9503]

Yeah, Cass was a very talented woman. So many people made fun of her weight. I truly believe that she would have been even more famous than she was if she had been built different. It's just a shame !

[@arthurwatt5162]

The vapors? She died 2 months after this broadcast.

[@Wulfdane]

Case Eliot seemed like a lovely soul.

[@ih8utbe]

I miss Cass Elliot. HR PuffNStuff was fun because of her. She just was a fun person and sadly her life was cut short. RIP Ellen Cohen.

[@henrypoirier9442]

Both great ppl...never saw mama Cass before

[@code-52]

Monday Monday was the first record I bought, when I was five.

[@phil4977]

Carson kept interrupting her.

[@frannyleyden7988]

God rest all their Souls.

[@One-Day-After-Another]

I feel her... when she talked about soap operas... so weird that she said she didn't watch the ones on CBS... I didn't either when I watched them in the 80s 90s... they were NBC and ABC soaps I watched and they are addicting...I gave them up in the 90s

[@viralbuthow000]

According to her biography, the doctors told her something was wrong, but she played it off like a trooper. RIP Cass

[@keenanmiller6634]

She should have stopped this deadly crash diet.

[@patriciacrosson2209]

GREAT VOICE AN SINGER RIP MAMA CASS

[@samnicole9803]

I love Johnny Carson but he interrupted her so many times. I’d love to hear what she was gonna say before he interrupted her for the 17th time…

[@davidwong5392]

i think she looks great.

[@finster1968]

I think her problem was similar to Karen Carpenter’s even though she wasn’t skinny. Both women had severe eating disorders, used drugs to control weight, and starved themselves on and off. And both died of heart issues. 😔

[@karenclare4241]

She seemed lovely as well as talented

[@nathanl2982]

Bruh I will never understand fat shaming! I’ve never been overweight but damn the way society treats bigger people is awful! People really never mind their own business and it’s so perplexing to me. Such a hateful thing to do.

[@GK-rw2op]

Carson keeps interrupting her so rude