The one who was the lead singer of The Shangri-Las and responsible for several hits during the sixties, Mary Weisshas died at the age of seventy-five.
The news of the death of Mary Weiss has been made official through Norton Recordsa label that published the artist’s only solo album, “Dangerous Game”in 2007. “Mary “She was an icon, a hero, a heroine, for young boys and girls of all generations,” the statement said.
The Shangri-Las was a female quartet founded in 1963 in New York, when Weiss She was a teenager and, since they entered the charts with their single “Remember (Walking In The Sand)”, they were a popular success. Her only two studio albums were released in 1965: “Leader Of The Pack” y “Shangri-Las-65”.
His biggest hit was the song “Leader Of The Pack”, which became popular for its tragic and adolescent theme and rose to number 1 on the Billboard hot 100 in 1964. The song was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019 and appeared in the movie Martin Scorsese “One of ours” (“Goodfellas”1990).
The Shangri-Las They separated in 1968 and met occasionally throughout the seventies. Weiss He abandoned music for decades until he launched his solo career in 2005, with the release of his album “Dangerous Game”in 2007.
Several artists have expressed their condolences through the networks upon hearing the news of the death of Mary Weissamong them Garbage o Tim Burgess. Steve Van Zandt has commented “DEP Mary Weiss. Legendary singer Shangri-Las. One of the most essential girl groups of the sixties that empowered young girls to dream big at a time when society limited women to being secretaries.”