Sophie Tucker lung cancer and kidney failure on February 9, 1966, aged 79, in New York City. She had continued working until the months before her death, playing shows at the Latin Quarter just weeks before. She is buried in Emanuel Cemetery, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, her home state. Tucker's comic and singing styles are credited with influencing later female entertainers including Mae West, Rusty Warren, Carol Channing, Totie Fields, Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, Ethel Merman, "Mama" Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, and most notably Bette Midler, who has included "Soph" as one of her many stage characters. She also
People Like Us (The Mamas & the Papas album) was reissued on MCA Records and Geffen Records. All songs written by John Phillips, except where noted. 13. "Fantastic Four" [Outtake] 2:33 14. "Lady Genevieve" [Outtake] 4:30 15. "No Dough (Honeymoon)" [Alternative mix] 3:07 16. "Mississippi" [Album version] 3:36 17. "April Anne" 3:20 18. "Revolution On Vacation" [Alternative mix] 2:45 19. "Cup of Tea (Sky Jacked)" [Alternative mix] 3:50 20. "Me and My Uncle (Jack of Diamonds)" 4:20 21. "Andy's Talkin' Blues" 2:53 People Like Us (The Mamas & the Papas album) People Like Us is the fifth and final studio album released by The Mamas & the Papas, in