https://deadline.com/2024/01/mary-weiss-dead-voice-pop-hit-leader-of-the-pack-was-75-1235798672/

Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died Friday at 75 years old. Her death was confirmed by her husband, who offered no details.

The group was made up of two sets of sisters, Mary and Betty Weiss, and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser, who formed in the Queens borough of New York City.

Mary Weiss was the lead singer, singing about teenage love and tragedy on such hits as “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” and “Leader of the Pack.” The latter was written by George “Shadow” Morton, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and became a No. 1 pop hit in 1964.

“Remembering Mary Weiss with much love and affection. Mary was the ultimate,” Miriam Linna, who runs Norton Records, Weiss’ record label, said in a post on Facebook.

By 1968, the Shangri-Las disbanded because of litigation, a subject that Weiss said she was prevented from discussing even decades later.

She returned to music in 2007 with a debut solo album Dangerous Game, and appeared at the South by Southwest in Austin.

On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 8:42:20 AM UTC-6, Tom Betts wrote:
> https://deadline.com/2024/01/mary-weiss-dead-voice-pop-hit-leader-of-the-pack-was-75-1235798672/
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> Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died Friday at 75 years old. Her death was confirmed by her husband, who offered no details.
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> The group was made up of two sets of sisters, Mary and Betty Weiss, and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser, who formed in the Queens borough of New York City.
>
> Mary Weiss was the lead singer, singing about teenage love and tragedy on such hits as “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” and “Leader of the Pack.” The latter was written by George “Shadow” Morton, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and became a No. 1 pop hit in 1964.
>
> “Remembering Mary Weiss with much love and affection. Mary was the ultimate,” Miriam Linna, who runs Norton Records, Weiss’ record label, said in a post on Facebook.
>
> By 1968, the Shangri-Las disbanded because of litigation, a subject that Weiss said she was prevented from discussing even decades later.
>
> She returned to music in 2007 with a debut solo album Dangerous Game, and appeared at the South by Southwest in Austin.

NOW she can "Never go home anymore".

I'm sure the first time I heard "Walking in the Sand" was while watching "Goodfellas."

(That was definitely the first time I heard Donovan's "Atlantis.")

And years later, I watched it again with someone who'd never seen it.

I pointed out, during the "Sand" scene, that since Henry was the only one of the three who was almost-but-not-quite retching, that was pretty much proof that the other two were quite used to the "business."

(But I don't get why Henry was only coughing. It was dark, after all, so it would have been easy enough for Liotta to fake retching for the camera.)

Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm sure the first time I heard "Walking in the Sand" was while watching "Goodfellas."
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> (That was definitely the first time I heard Donovan's "Atlantis.")

I heard "Atlantis" because a college roommate played his recording of it.
> And years later, I watched it again with someone who'd never seen it.
>
> I pointed out, during the "Sand" scene, that since Henry was the only one of the three who was almost-but-not-quite retching, that was pretty much proof that the other two were quite used to the "business."
>
> (But I don't get why Henry was only coughing. It was dark, after all, so it would have been easy enough for Liotta to fake retching for the camera.)
>

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