Arlene Smith, the lead singer of the early 1950s girl group the Chantels, best known for the Smith-penned ballad "Maybe" has died at age 84.

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

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