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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mary_WeissMary Weiss - Wikipedia

    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.

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  3. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsMary Weiss (1948–2024), Leader of the Pack singer - Legacy.com

    Jan 22, 2024 · Mary Weiss was the lead singer of the 1960s teen girl group the Shangri-Las, who had hits with “Remember (Walking in the Sand),” “Give Him a Great Big Kiss,” and their enduring No. 1 hit,...

  4. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › musicMary Weiss dead: Singer in girl group the Shangri-Las was 75 ...

    Jan 20, 2024 · Mary Weiss, the singer who channeled the melodrama of adolescence as the lead vocalist of the quintessential girl group the Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. Her death was announced...

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  5. www.theatlantic.com › culture › archiveMary Weiss, the Flinty Voice of Heartbreak - The Atlantic

    Jan 27, 2024 · No singer on earth has ever sounded like Weiss, who died last Friday at her Palm Springs, California, home at the age of 75. As the linchpin of the Shangri-Las, she imbued their songs of ...

    • Paula Mejía

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/22 › artsMary Weiss, Who Sang ‘Leader of the Pack,’ Is Dead at 75

    Jan 22, 2024 · Mary Weiss, who in 1964 was the lead singer of the Shangri-Las’ No. 1 hit, “Leader of the Pack,” extracting every ounce of passion and pathos available in a three-minute adolescent soap...

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  8. www.nprillinois.org › 2024/01/26 › remembering-maryRemembering Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las

    Jan 26, 2024 · Today we remember the group's lead singer, Mary Weiss. She died last week at the age of 75. The Shangri-Las had a tough urban image and sang songs about teenage love, love that often ended up in tragedy.

  9. www.irishtimes.com › obituaries › 2024/01/27Mary Weiss obituary: Lead singer of The Shangri-Las whose ...

    Jan 27, 2024 · Mary Weiss, who has died aged 75, was the lead singer of The Shangri-Las, who created a string of unique and influential hits in the mid-1960s including Remember (Walking in the Sand), I...

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