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 ...

Mary Weiss, whose yearning vocals and street-smart vibe as lead singer of the Shangri-Las brought an edgier style to the girl-group era of the 1960s with hits including “Leader of the Pack ...

The song’s success whisked Mary and her group, called the Shangri-Las, out of their Queens neighborhood and into the Oz of show business. Building on “Remember,” they created what can only ...

Mary Weiss, lead singer of the 1960s pop group The Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75, her record label said. "Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my generation ...