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Author Lisa MacKinney Talks Shangri-Las on LIMEHOF Podcast

By tom needham

The latest episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast features a compelling conversation with historian and author Lisa MacKinney, whose new book Shangri-Las: Dressed in Black delivers the first full-length history of the legendary girl group, the Shangri-Las.

Lisa MacKinney

Best known for their dramatic pop classics “Leader of the Pack” and “Remember (Walking in the Sand),” the Shangri-Las rose from Queens schoolgirls to 1960s stardom. But despite their meteoric success, their career was ultimately derailed by forces beyond their control.

In this episode, Lisa MacKinney discusses how her meticulously researched book separates myth from reality, reclaims the group’s legacy, and secures their rightful place in the canon of great American music.

Listeners can tune in to explore the untold story behind one of pop music’s most enigmatic and influential acts.

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Tom Needham is a versatile producer, director, and radio host with over 30 years in the entertainment industry. He is the executive producer and host of The Sounds of Film, the nation’s longest-running film and music themed radio show, and directed ‘Countdown to X-Day,’ which won Best Documentary at the Long Island Film Festival. Needham also produced the Manhattan cable show New York Jazz.
Active in the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, Needham serves on its Board of Directors as Vice Chairman, as well as chairman of the Education Board and Nominations Committee. He is also the executive director of the LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival.
Tom is the executive producer and host of both the LIMEHOF Podcast and the SOUNDS Podcast which features fresh conversations with renowned filmmakers, composers, authors, politicians, artists, scientists, and philosophers along with archival interviews from his long-running radio show.

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