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.



click on photo to enlarge

Reminisce and relive those glorious days of Rock 'n' Roll.


Artists  |  Package Shows  |  Contact Us  |  Home