Her friend Matt Beckoff told the outlet that Smith died of natural causes in a hospital in New York City on Wednesday, July 29.
"Maybe" was the group's second released song and became their biggest hit, making it to No. 15 on the pop chart and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. The Chantels went on to appear on American Bandstand, and afterwards, released “Every Night (I Pray)” and “I Love You So” in 1958. They were ultimately dropped by End Records the following year.
"They were our inspiration,” Shirelles singer Shirley Alston Reeves said in the past, per The Hollywood Reporter. “The harmonies were outrageous. We thought it was angelic. Of course, it made us want to harmonize the same way.”
The Hollywood Reporter further details that Smith pursued a teaching career following her singing career, teaching elementary school in the Bronx until her retirement.
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