Mary married and divorced and remarried and went on to be a manager at a commercial architecture business. It would be 40 years before she released new music, a solo album called “Dangerous Game.” ...

Ms. Weiss, center, in 1964 with her fellow Shangri-Las Margie (left) and Mary Ann Ganser. The group had six Top 40 singles between 1964 and 1966, Ron Case/Getty Images ...

Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died on Friday. She was reportedly 75 years old. Her husband, Ed Ryan, confirmed her death to NPR, but offered no ...

Mary Weiss, a singer who was part of the 1960s girl group the Shangri-Las, has died according to multiple reports. She was reportedly 75 years old.

Mary Weiss, the lead singer and focal point of the Shangri-Las — one of the truly legendary girl groups of the early 1960s, with hits like “Leader of the Pack,” “Great Big Kiss ...

Mary Weiss — lead singer of the legendary girl group the Shangri-Las, with hits like 'Leader of the Pack' and 'Out in the Street' — has died ...

Singer Mary Weiss is photographed in Babylon, N.Y., on June 18, 2007. Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “The Leader of the Pack,” has died at ...

Ron Case / Getty Images Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died on Friday. She was reportedly 75 years old. Her husband, Ed Ryan, confirmed her death ...

Mary Weiss, the lead singer and focal point of the Shangri-Las — one of the truly legendary girl groups of the early 1960s, with hits like “Leader of the Pack,” “Great Big Kiss ...