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Mary Louise Weiss, the lead singer of pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Palm Springs, Calif., last Friday.Weiss, 75, a Cambria Heights native, born
The group had drama-filled songs of teen dreams and heartbreak, and found huge success in the mid-1960s.
The Shangri-Las were an American girl group whose string of hits in the mid-1960s included the bad-boy anthem ‘Leader of the Pack’ (1964). The group began as a quartet in 1963 but later became a trio before disbanding in 1968.
The group had drama-filled songs of teen dreams and heartbreak, and found huge success in the mid-1960s.
The pioneering girl group's most popular song, 'Leader of the Pack,' became a quintessential '60s hit.