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Friday 6 July 2018

The Leaders of the Pack?



When it comes to early 60's Girl Bands  the Shangri-Las were perhaps candidates to be Leaders of the Pack


Named after a restaurant in their native Queens district of New York they recorded and toured both as a foursome (sisters Mary and Betty Weis and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser) and as a trio  when Betty dropped out after giving birth before subsequently re-joining the Group.


They were aged  between  15 and 17  when they started out  and quickly  courted a streetwise  tough girl image particularly after the success of Leader of  the Pack.
Their songs were like articles from Jackie magazine set to music
Like many good pop bands they shone brightly but briefly with the best of their work having taken place between 1964 and 66


The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

The Shrangri-Las - Give Him a Great Big Kiss

5 comments:

  1. "When it comes to early 60's Girl Bands the Shangri-Las were perhaps candidates to be Leaders of the Pack"
    Toptastic line.

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  2. The original female punk band?

    Two great songs up there to which I'd add "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"

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  3. "Their songs were like articles from Jackie magazine set to music" - so true and as you know I still have many pages of old Jackie magazines in the "archive". An idea for a post perhaps.


    Were they really just 15 or 17 though - Girls seemed much older in those days. It was the styles they wore I think. They looked like "wee wummin'".

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  4. I Can Never Go Home Again: teenage melodrama has never sounded so good.

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