Smith went on to be a teacher, and continued to perform with The Chantels Arlene Smith co-founded the Chantels, one of the first successful girl groups, and wrote and sang their hit song “Maybe” The ...

Arlene Smith, the co-founder and lead singer of The Chantels who wrote and sang the lead vocal on the group's classic 1957 hit Maybe, has died at 84. Smith had been in and out of hospital before dying ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Arlene Smith, one of the first “girl group” stars who as a teenager and a founder of the Chantels co-wrote and sang lead on the 1950s doo-wop classic “Maybe,” has died at 84. Smith's ...

The singer-songwriter, whose 1957 hit "Maybe" helped pave the way for generations of Black girl groups, died in New York, according to reports. Arlene Smith, the pioneering singer-songwriter who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arlene Smith performing in New York City in September 2005. Arlene Smith co-founded the Chantels, one of the first successful girl ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arlene Smith, lead singer of 1950s girl group the Chantels, has died at the age of 84. Smith co-wrote the group's biggest hit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: kennyvance/ You Tube. Arlene Smith, the commanding lead singer and co-founder of the pioneering vocal group the ...

Smith co-wrote the Chantel’s biggest hit, “Maybe,” when she was just a teenager. Arlene Smith, lead singer of 1950s girl group the Chantels, has died at the age of 84. Smith co-wrote the group’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Arlene Smith, one of the first “girl group” stars who as a teenager and a founder of the Chantels co-wrote and sang lead on the 1950s doo-wop classic “Maybe,” has died at 84. Smith’s ...