ShangriLas

Mary Weiss, famous singer who was also a member of the 1960s girl group the Shangri-Las, has died, according to CNN. She was reportedly 75 years old. American drummer, Miriam Linna of Norton Records confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. In 2007, Norton Records released Weiss` only solo album, `Dangerous Game.` "Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my generation and of all generations," Linna told the publication. Weiss, who was born in Queens, New York, formed the Shangri-Las in…

When the mid-60s oeuvre of the Shangri-Las is discussed, attention often focusses on the input of their producer, George “Shadow” Morton. You can see why. From the moment you dropped the needle on the New York City girl group’s first hit, 1964’s Remember (Walking in the Sand), Morton’s production style was hard to ignore. Working, so he claimed, without any experience or musical ability, he was not a man at home with subtlety or good taste. He drenched everything in echo and slathered on dramatic sound effects: screaming…

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 Friday in a Facebook post by Miriam Linna, whose label Norton Records released Weiss’ lone solo album in 2007. The cause of death was not disclosed.The Shangri-Las were the last of the great girl groups, emerging in 1964 just as the sound was eclipsed by the rise of British Invasion bands. Unlike peers such as the Shirelles and the…

Weiss vanished from the music industry for decades before returning in 2007 to release her first solo record  Mary Weiss, leader of Sixties New York band Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. Her death was confirmed to Rolling Stone on Friday by Miriam Linna of Norton Records label, which released the singer’s only solo album Dangerous Game, in 2007. “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my generation and of all generations,” Linna said. The Instagram…