One of five sisters, Eleanor was born in
Weehawken, New Jersey; her parents were killed in an accident when she was 13. In the 1960s, Barooshian started out in
Manhattan,
New York, performing at
Steve Paul's
The Scene. She performed the
Sonny & Cher hit "
I Got You Babe" with
Tiny Tim. She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. Yarrow cast them after seeing them perform at The Scene.
The Cake: 1966–1968 In 1966, Jeanette Jacobs and Barbara Morillo recruited Barooshian to form their girl group The Cake. The Cake signed with
Decca and relocated to
Los Angeles,
California.
Ginger Baker's Air Force: 1970 Following the break-up of the Cake in 1968, Barooshian and fellow Cake member Jeanette Jacobs toured with
Dr John, as his backing singers. performing at their first live shows (March 1970 – May 1970), seen in April 1970,
Copenhagen. She was not involved or credited on the 1970 album.
Tetsu: 1972 In the early 1970s, Barooshian recorded an album in
Japan with
Tetsu Yamauchi titled
Tetsu (1972). She contributed as a songwriter on the album and applied vocals on the songs "Wiki Wiki", "Alexandra Stone", "Who Would I Be in the World Babe", and "Baby Blue". == Later years ==