The story of how Mama Cass and Keith Moon died in the same 'cursed' apartment in Mayfair which was owned by Harry Nillson. Singer Cass Elliot, or Mama Cass, pictured in London, during her run of sell out shows at the London Palladium, England July 12th 1974. She died two weeks later. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Mama Cass Elliot famously died choking on a ham sandwich, everybody knows that. Except she didn't.
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Did Keith Moon and Mama Cass really die in the same apartment? Bizarrely, yes; it was a flat in London's Mayfair district owned by their mutual friend, singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Since Nilsson was only in London half the year, he would loan it to pals while he was out of town. Mama Cass Elliot is considerably lighter than when she was last in Britain. By 80 lb to be exact and is now weighing 141⁄2 stone. She sang the Mamas and the Papas' favourites, 'Monday Monday', and 'California Dreaming' but got a little breathless during the song and dance routines. Mama Cass at Crockford's Casino, round the corner from Nilsson's flat in Mayfair On 29 July 1974 Cass Elliot had just finished two nights at the Palladium and was pleased with the several standing ovations she had received. Before she went to bed she called her former band member Michelle Phillips who later recounted: Cass Elliot, formerly Mama Cass of the Mamas and the Papas (real name Ellen Naomi Cohen), stayed at the flat whilst performing solo at the London Palladium. Cass in 1973 On the 29th July 1974, after two tiring performances with many encores, Cass Elliott was found dead in the bedroom of the Mayfair flat. She was just 32 years old.
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Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 [2] - 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, [3] [4] he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. Keith Moon at a party - from our story 'The Deaths of Mama Cass and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson's Mayfair Flat' You only live once said Keith Moon again and again. View The Article Mama Cass Has Food - from our story 'The Deaths of Mama Cass and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson's Mayfair Flat' American musician Mama Cass Elliot (1941 - 1974) formerly of the Los Angeles folk-pop harmony group The Mamas And The Papas eats at a party at Crockford's casino in London, circa 1974. Did Keith Moon, of Who fame, and Mama Cass, from the Mama's and the Papa's, die on Harry Nillson's bed? We think yes! Or it is an urban legend?---
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Moon's Last Night - from our story 'The Deaths of Mama Cass and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson's Mayfair Flat' 6th September 1978: Notorious wild man of rock Keith Moon (1947 - 1978), drummer of British group The Who, with his girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax at the film premiere of 'The Buddy Holly Story' in London, on what would sadly be his. Keith Moon's Wheels - from our story 'The Deaths of Mama Cass and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson's Mayfair Flat' Drummer Keith Moon (1947 - 1978), of British rock group The Who at Tara, his home in Chersey, Surrey, with his daughter, Amanda (left), and some of the cars in his collection, 17th October 1972. Moon is sitting on a damaged Ferrari.
Strangely enough, both Mama Cass and Keith Moon died in the same London flat that was at the time of both their deaths owned by Harry Nilsson located at Curzon St. in London, England. On July 29, 1974 Cass died in her sleep at this flat. By Alyn Shipton. When Harry Nilsson took a call on 7 September 1978 to tell him that the Who's drummer Keith Moon had been found dead in Nilsson's London apartment, it was a shock for two reasons. Firstly, Moon was the second star to die in the flat, the first having been Mama Cass, who had also borrowed it as a temporary London home.
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Published on 09/11/2020 The Mamas & The Papas singer Mama Cass Elliot and The Who drummer Keith Moon died in the same apartment and in the same bed, but 4 years apart. The apartment belonged to the singer Harry Nilsson and was located in the fancy district of Mayfair. Advertisement Keith Moon was born in Wembley, London, England on August 23, 1946. His mother bought him a drum kit when he was 14 years old and it was soon discovered that the kid was a natural drummer; he had very little formal training on the instrument. In 1962, Moon joined his first band, the Escorts.
