Cathy Smith
publication date: Thursday, June 29, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)
category: 
Controversy
clue: She sang backup for Hoyt Axton, got high and pregnant with The Band, and had a volatile affair with Gordon Lightfoot, but she didn't make a fatal mistake until she went to John Belushi's hotel room.
explanation: Smith was a groupie and backup singer known for her drug and sex connections to various stars of music and comedy, culminating in giving John Belushi the dose that killed him. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland
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