So many of the best pop records of the late ’50s and early ’60s were really teenage melodramas — pocket operas with archetypal characters and tragic endings. And “Leader Of The Pack” takes that even ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LEADER OF THE PACK") THE SHANGRI-LAS: Is she really going out with him? Well, there ...

Three members of the Shangri-Las are seen during a trip to London in 1964. From left: Sisters Margie and Mary Anne Ganser, and Mary Weiss, whose sister Betty, the fourth member of the group, stayed at ...

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday ...

So many of the best pop records of the late '50s and early '60s were really teenage melodramas -- pocket operas with archetypal characters and tragic endings. And "Leader Of The Pack" takes that even ...

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, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday ...

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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. This ...