The Shangri-Las were an American
pop music
girl group of the
60s that became well known for their 'streetwise' image and popular songs about teenage angst, being massively influential among later
female vocalists. The group was formed at Andrew Jackson High School, located in Queens, New York, in 1963. It consisted of two sets of sisters:
Mary Weiss and Elizabeth "Liz/Betty" Weiss alongside identical twins Marguerite "Marge" and Mary Ann Ganser. After working together for a bit, Mary Weiss ended up singing lead. In April of 1964, since the girls were st…
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