My family moved to Queens, New York in the 1960's. We lived in Cambria Heights in Queens and I went to Andrew Jackson High School. My neighbor was Mary and Betty Weiss and also the twins Mary Ann and Marge Ganser, We all went to the same school. The four of them (sometimes Betty Weiss who was Mary's sister would join them) would often practice singing for the school talent show. Mary, who was my age, was the lead singer. They were discovered by a guy called "Artie Ripp", who arranged the group's first record deal. At first they recorded under the name of the Bon Bons, then they changed their name to the "Shangri-Las" and the rest was Rock and Roll history.
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