The Shangri-Las mixed a tough image with songs about teen love. Weiss, who died Jan. 19, left the group in the late '60s, and released her fist solo album in 2007. Originally broadcast in 2007.

Mary Weiss formed the Shangri-Las in the '60s with her sister Betty and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser. Weiss died Friday in Palm Springs at the age of 75.

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 ...

Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss dies at 75; girl group hit No. 1 with ‘Leader of the Pack’ Group had drama-filled songs of teen dreams and heartbreak, and found huge success in the mid-1960s.

Mary Weiss, lead singer of iconic ’60s pop group The Shangri-Las, has died at age 75.The news came via her label: “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my ...

Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of The Shangri-Las — the 1960s pop girl group behind the No. 1 hit “Leader of the Pack” — has died. She was 75.

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 ...