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Mary Weiss was born on 28 December, 1948 in New York City, U.S., is an American pop music vocalist (1948–2024). Discover Mary Weiss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Singer
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 28 December 1948
Birthday 28 December
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death 19 January, 2024
Died Place Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1948

Mary Louise Weiss (December 28, 1948 – January 19, 2024) was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Shangri-Las in the 1960s.

Mary Louise Weiss was born on December 28, 1948, in Cambria Heights, Queens, in New York City.

She had an older sister, Betty, and an older brother, George.

Her father, Harry Weiss, died when she was six weeks old and her mother, Elizabeth ( Treubig), brought up three children in poverty, surviving on welfare and handouts.

Mary sang in school plays and choirs and she listened to her brother, an Elvis fan, and his friends performing popular songs of the day.

1960

The Shangri-Las became a leading girl group in the 1960s.

1963

She attended her first Everly Brothers concert in 1963 at Freedomland U.S.A. at age 14.

In high school, Weiss and her sister Betty became friends with twins Mary Ann and Margie Ganser.

In 1963 the four girls formed a group, taking their name from a neighbourhood restaurant, and they sang at local dances and hops.

They came to the attention of local producer Artie Ripp, who signed them to Kama Sutra Productions.

Their first single, 1963's "Simon Says", was a flop.

1964

Their single "Leader of the Pack" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1964.

After recording demos, signing with Red Bird Records in 1964 and making it to the Brill Building, where they worked with hit-writing team Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, they recorded "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", their first hit; and "Leader of the Pack", both co-written and produced by Shadow Morton.

"Leader of the Pack" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1964.

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" had reached number five in the US charts, competing with six singles by the Beatles and hits by the Rolling Stones and other British groups.

Weiss and the Shangri-Las played support at concerts by the Beatles and the Stones.

1968

After several years together, they split in 1968 and Weiss went to San Francisco to try a different lifestyle.

She gave up singing, married Ed Ryan, and went to work for an architectural firm.

She later became a commercial interior designer in New York.

1970

She later occasionally performed shows with the Shangri-Las during the 1970s, which led to an unsuccessful attempt to re-form the band with Sire Records in 1976.

1980

In the late 1980s, she managed a furniture store and was an interior designer.

1989

In 1989, the Shangri-Las reunited for a Cousin Brucie show at The Meadowlands in New Jersey.

2001

By 2001, she was a furniture consultant to New York businesses.

Weiss died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her home in Palm Springs, California, on January 19, 2024, at the age of 75.

2005

In 2005, Weiss left her job in commercial interiors to return to music.

2007

She had little involvement in the music scene for decades, returning in 2007 to record her first and only solo album with Norton Records.

She was persuaded to record a solo album, Dangerous Game, in 2007, despite having not sung in almost 20 years.

She recalled that she didn't even sing along to the car radio.

In March 2007, Norton Records released Dangerous Game, a critically acclaimed album on which she was backed by the Reigning Sound.

After the Shangri-Las, Weiss took a job as a purchasing agent in New York City in Manhattan.

She recalled in a 2007 interview, "I went to work for an architectural firm, and I was seriously into it. Then I got into commercial interiors, huge projects, buildings."

She later became the chief purchasing agent and ran the commercial furniture dealership.

2019

In 2019, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, honored the Shangri-Las song "Leader of the Pack" in its Singles category.