Born Leah Cohen on June 15, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, an accomplished singer / songwriter and entertainment attorney, the younger sister of Cass Elliott who went on to fame as Mama Cass of The Mama’s & The Papa’s pop group.
Leah married Russ Kunkel (drummer and producer). Their son Nathaniel became an Emmy winning sound engineer. Leah’s first album was as Cotton Candy on Dunhill Records in 1972.
Leah wrote and/or provided vocals on many recordings including those of Jackson Browne, Stephen Bishop, Carly Simon, Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, The Dirt Band, Livingston Taylor, Jimmy Webb, and others. She released solo albums in 1979 and 1980, then in 1980 co-formed The Coyote Sisters releasing albums in 1984 and 2001. The group continues to perform as of this writing.
Aside from music, Leah is an attorney practicing entertainment law.
