Remembering Mary Weiss from the Shangri-Las

(December 28, 1948-January 19, 2024)

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Mit Hits wie „Remember“ oder „Leader of the Pack“ prägen The Shangri-Las den Girl Pop der 60er Jahre. Die Frontsängerin Mary Weiss ist vor kurzem verstorben. Im Popfilter erinnern wir an die Vorreiterinnen.

#60s #DerSongDesTages #GirlPop #MaryWeiss #Popfilter #TheShangriLas #PopfilterDerSongDesTages

https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-the-shangri-las-remember-walking-in-the-sand?utm_campaign=share_on_mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_source=mastodon

“Mary Weiss, Who Sang ‘Leader of the Pack,’ Is Dead at 75

As the lead singer of the Shangri-Las, she conveyed passion, pathos and toughness — and reached the Top 40 six times while still in her teens. NY Times, 22 Jan 2024”

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NYTimes gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/arts/music/mary-weiss-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk0.1rRL.IoPmuMrvcCvx&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Providence RI, Sat 22 Apr 1967
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Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of the Shangri-Las, Dies at 75

“I had enough pain in me at the time to pull off anything and get into it and sound believable,” Weiss later recalled in 2001. “You can hear it on the performances. It was very easy for me. The recording studio was the place where you could really release what you were feeling without everybody looking at you.”

https://pitchfork.com/news/mary-weiss-lead-singer-of-the-shangri-las-dies-at-75/

@pitchfork #MaryWeiss #TheShangriLas #LeaderOfThePack #Music

⛈️ 🙏🏽 1964

"I prayed and prayed to the Lord
To send me back our love
But instead you came to me
Only in my dreams"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKoP8FHY-B0

#ShangriLas #MaryWeiss #MyrmidonsOfMelodrama #DramaQueensFromQueens

#MaryWeiss #ShangriLas
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The Guardian:
Mary Weiss brought streetwise realism to the Shangri-Las – and let 60s girl groups flirt with danger

"Weiss’s piercing voice gave the trio’s songs about bad boys – with their unusually high body count – a lasting punch."
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/20/mary-weiss-brought-streetwise-realism-to-the-shangri-las-and-let-60s-girl-groups-flirt-with-danger

#MaryWeiss #ShangriLas
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Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of the Shangri-Las, Dies at 75 | Pitchfork

The pop singer was behind countless hits in the 1960s, including “Leader of the Pack”
https://pitchfork.com/news/mary-weiss-lead-singer-of-the-shangri-las-dies-at-75/