Mary Weiss, the singer who channeled the melodrama of adolescence as the lead vocalist of the quintessential girl group the Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. Flanked by her childhood friends Marge and Mary Ann Ganser — and, occasionally, her older sister, Betty — Weiss sang with a toughness and tenderness that lent gravity to the cinematic productions …
Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has died Enlarge this image toggle caption Ron Case/Getty Images Ron Case/Getty Images Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died on Friday. Weiss rose to fame with The Shangri-Las as a teenager, powering hits about teenage love and tragedy including "Remember " and "Leader of …
At a time when HIV was still seen as a death sentence, Magic Johnson shocked the world by announcing he was infected. In Episode 9 of “Binge Sesh,” hosts Matt Brennan and Kareem Maddox explore the defining moment that opens HBO’s “Winning Time”: Magic Johnson’s 1991 diagnosis with HIV. Brennan: We can’t ignore the fact that by coming out as …
