OT: RIP Mary Weiss lead singer of Shangri-Las

[bac2therac]

dead at 75

some big songs

Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of The Shangri-Las, Dies at 75

Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of The Shangri-Las -- the 1960s pop girl group behind the No. 1 hit "Leader of the Pack" -- has died.

www.billboard.com

 

[bac2therac]

and you know that Oh no, oh no tik tok instagram played out tired snippet that you hate....its actually The Shangri La's sampled from their song Remember Walking in the Sand

 

[Kbee3]

Thank god for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

 

[bac2therac]

How is she the same age as Stevie Nicks

 

[ashokan]

Jiffy-pop hairdo.
Had a nice voice

 

[T2Kplus20]

dead at 75

some big songs

Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of The Shangri-Las, Dies at 75

Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of The Shangri-Las -- the 1960s pop girl group behind the No. 1 hit "Leader of the Pack" -- has died.

www.billboard.com

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Who? And what band? :)

 

[mdk01]

How is she the same age as Stevie Nicks

She started at 15.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Who? And what band? :)

Mary Weiss. The Shangri-Las.

Glad I could help.

 

[T2Kplus20]

Mary Weiss. The Shangri-Las.

Glad I could help.

Didn't help. :)

 

[DJ Spanky]

Didn't help. :)

Your local library should have some remedial reading courses which should help.

 

[RUBOB72]

How funny that for over 60 -65 years the songs of that era late (50’s through 70’s ) have been used and featured in more movies , current streaming series and shows than any other. Yet there are people who are oblivious to the part they played in musical history of Rock n Roll .

 

[WhiteBus]

How funny that for over 60 -65 years the songs of that era late (50’s through 70’s ) have been used and featured in more movies , current streaming series and shows than any other. Yet there are people who are oblivious to the part they played in musical history of Rock n Roll .

They know the songs, just being assholes.

 

[bac2therac]

These gals were the 60s equivalent of Tiffany/Debbie Gibson

 

[RUGuitarMan]

RIP, very good singer and the group had some great tunes.

 

[mdk01]

These gals were the 60s equivalent of Tiffany/Debbie Gibson

Not really

 

[retired711]

"Remember" was a hit, but it wasn't possible to turn on WABC, WMCA or WINS in NYC without often hearing "Leader of the Pack." It is a very New York song; there aren't many other places where "I met him at the candy store" would be a credible line.

Very old-timers will remember that there was a parody song, "Leader of the Laundromat."

I always find it sad when performers who I remember from my youth pass away, and this is no exception.

 

[RUBOB72]

You just started another “ Leader of the Pack” who did that. Never heard that song .

 

[mdk01]

You just started another “ Leader of the Pack” who did that. Never heard that song .

You obviously didn't listen to 77 WABC NY between '62-'65.

 

[bac2therac]

Not really

how so...had a few hits then went away

 

[SirPerceval]

Is the audio messed up or are they just the worst lip syncers ever?

 

[Plum Street]

Wow …some of you must live under a rock . That’s a classic song. It was in goodfellas for crissakes.

Died of COPD . Probably smoked like many of us did back then . Found it interesting she left the music business

 

[RUBOB72]

The girls were All American types of the era. Several hits and those songs are iconic .

 

[RUBOB72]

Is the audio messed up or are they just the worst lip syncers ever?

You do realize the remixes sound a million times better. Studio mixing was still in it’s infancy.

 

[mdk01]

how so...had a few hits then went away

Those 2 struck me as idols of the tweens. Shang-ri - las got through HS

 

[bac2therac]

debbie gibson and tiffany were both huge teen idols from 86-88 too with iconic songs yet 10 years later both were long forgotten about

same with Shangri Las

 

[RUBOB72]

Not exactly the same . Let’s see if their songs are used for Hollywood and TV videos as much as those from the old folks generation. 30
years vs 60 years ago. Our world will
be hearing much different music and songs …

 

[RU in IM]

dead at 75

some big songs

Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of The Shangri-Las, Dies at 75

Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of The Shangri-Las -- the 1960s pop girl group behind the No. 1 hit "Leader of the Pack" -- has died.

www.billboard.com

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Thank, now this song has been stuck in my head for two days.