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"I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up." Suzi Quatro's stories of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Phil Lynott, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde and more

Suzi Quatro shot Alice Cooper, sang with Donovan, starred on Happy Days and toured with Noddy Holder and Phil Lynott: These are just a few of her stories

Louder

Liam Payne, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Maggie Smith among those mourned in 2024

Here are some of the well-known people who died in 2024.

The Independent UK

Mary Weiss obituary

Lead singer of the 1960s group the Shangri-Las who had several hits including the US chart-topping Leader of the Pack

The Guardian - UK

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Mary Weiss brought streetwise realism to the Shangri-Las – and let 60s girl groups flirt with danger

Weiss’s piercing voice gave the trio’s songs about bad boys – with their unusually high body count – a lasting punch

The Guardian - UK

Legendary lead singer of the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss, passes away at 75

Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, a legendary girl group from the 1960s, has passed away at 75. She was an icon of the era and left a lasting imp...

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Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies aged 75

The girl group opened for the Rolling Stones on their 1964 US tour.

Evening Standard

Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has died

With the 1960s pop girl group, Weiss found fame as a 15-year-old. She died on Friday, according to her husband.

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