The
Shangri-Las
The
Shangri-Las were formed by four young women from Queens, New York.
Due to the untimely death of one of the girls, they performed
as a trio. The group gained local fame with their imitations of
then current hits.
The Shangri-Las
came to the attention of record producer George "Shadow"
Morton, who arranged for a contract with the newly formed Red
Bird label. Morton wrote and produced "Remember (Walkin'
In The Sand)" a record that quickly established the group
by climbing to the National Top Five. He next employed the writing
services of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry to supply a follow
up. Greenwich and Barry provided several hits for The Ronettes,
The Crystals, Lesley Gore, etc. Their contribution was "Leader
Of The Pack", an instant classic that went straight to number
one and stayed there for many weeks. They had several additional
hits like: "Give Him A Great Big Kiss, "Out In The Streets,"
"I Can Never Go Home Anymore," etc.
Today, The
Shangri-Las tour the country on the concert and club circuit,
having performed at Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall in
NYC, McCormick Place in Chicago, Universal Amphi-Theater in Los
Angeles, etc. The girls most recently performed with Joan Rivers
in the main room at Tropworld in Atlantic City. Their engagement
with Joan was so successful that she is bringing them back for
her next engagement.
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