Arlene Smith, lead singer of pioneering '50s girl group the Chantels, dies at 84

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 manager and close friend, Paul Errante, told The Associated Press that she died of a heart attack Wednesday at a New York

She was memorable on the heartbreaking hit “Maybe,” which brought the R&B girl group from the Bronx instant fame in 1957.