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Mary Louise Weiss (December 28, 1948 – January 19, 2024) was an American singer and interior designer, best known as the lead singer of the Shangri-Las in the 1960s. Their single " Leader of the Pack " went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.
She married in 1974, but the marriage ended in 1988; she married again several years later, and her second husband managed her music career until their divorce. In March 2007, Norton Records released a solo album by Mary Weiss (backed by garage rockers the Reigning Sound) titled Dangerous Game. She performed in the United States, Spain, and France.
Mary Weiss was born and raised in the Queens borough of New York City. "I had a fairly rotten childhood," she once said. Her father died shortly after her birth on Dec. 28, 1948, leaving behind ...
Mary Weiss, the lead singer and focal point of the Shangri-Las — one of the truly legendary girl groups of the early 1960s, with hits like “Leader of the Pack,” “Great Big Kiss ...
Rolling Stone first reported her death Friday. Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. Miriam Linna, founder of ...
The reception of the album was generally positive. Pitchfork critic Jess Harvell praised the album, summarizing that "from Cartwright's reverent licks to Weiss' surprisingly sturdy vocals, Dangerous Game is a small, self-contained triumph, an understated comeback", and that "the sunny throwback simplicity of the music is what makes Dangerous Game great."
After spending a portion of 2005 recording an album for George Soule with Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, the band once again began recording with Mary Weiss (of the 60s band The Shangri-Las, widely known for their hit "Leader of the Pack"). Reigning Sound was the backing band on the first new Mary Weiss album in over three decades.
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