Mary Weiss, former lead singer of legendary girl band Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. The news was shared by Myriam Lina from Norton Records, the company that released her solo album, Dangerous game“Mary was an icon, a heroine, a heroine, for both young men and women of my generation and of all generations,” Lina said in a statement. The cause of death was not revealed.
Weiss and her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss grew up in Queens, and joined twins Margaret “Marge” Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser to form the Shangri-Las in 1963. Weiss was only 16 when the group scored their first No. 5 single. painting charts with “Remember (Walk in the Sand)” in 1964, and they reached the charts several times with singles like “Give Him a Great Big Kiss,” “In the Streets,” and “I Can Never Go.” Home page anymore. They released two studio albums before disbanding in 1968: Pack leader (whose title track reached number one on the charts). painting Hot 100) and Shangri-Las 65!. Dangerous gameWeiss's debut solo album, featured support from the band The Reigning Sound, and Weiss went on tour in support of the LP.
The official Instagram account for Ronnie Spector, who co-founded The Ronettes and died in January 2022, shared a tribute following news of Weiss’ death: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mary Weiss. She and Ronnie were kindred spirits. Two spunky bad girls in the 1960s. Join us as we create Shangri-La's in her honor.”
