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In high school, Weiss and her sister Betty became friends with twins Mary Ann and Margie Ganser. In 1963 the four girls formed a group, taking their name from a neighbourhood restaurant, and they sang at local dances and hops.
Jan 22, 2024 · Mary and her older sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss met identical twins Marguerite “Marge” and Mary Ann Ganser at Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, an anonymous part of Queens near...
Jan 22, 2024 · Weiss and her sister, Betty, began singing with twins Mary Ann and Margie Ganser while still in grade school. They were in choir together, performed at local dances, and did other small...
The Shangri-Las were an American girl group of the 1960s, consisting of Mary Weiss, her sister Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss and twin sisters Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit pop songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas.
Jan 20, 2024 · Flanked by her childhood friends Marge and Mary Ann Ganser — and, occasionally, her older sister, Betty — Weiss sang with a toughness and tenderness that lent gravity to the cinematic...
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Jan 20, 2024 · The Shangri-Las — which included Weiss’s sister Betty and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser — channeled their working-class roots in Queens with a sound and look that challenged the reigning ...
Jan 26, 2024 · The Shangri-Las influenced Debbie Harry, Amy Winehouse and the Ramones. The group originally consisted of sisters Mary and Betty Weiss and twin sisters Marge and Mary Ann Gansler.
