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RIP Marlena Shaw From The Hollywood Reporter:
Marlena Shaw, the legendary soul and jazz singer most known for her hit song “California Soul,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news of her death on Friday in a video posted on Facebook. Her cause of death was not immediately available. “It’s with a very heavy heart that for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today at 12:03,” Bradshaw said. “She was peaceful. We were at peace. … She went listening to some of her favorite songs.”
Rest peacefully Marlena. |
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70s soul flashback: "Go Away,Little Boy" (1977)
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rest in peace,Marlena | |
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She even had a credible disco hit in 1979 with the infectious "Love Dancin"
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One of my early favorites...her classics were produced/arranged by the great Charles Stepney (Rotary Connection, EW&F) and Richard Evans, with the great Maurice White (EW&F) on drums and kalimba... im heartbroken by this | |
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Marlena's "It Is Love" is one of my favorite live albums of all time. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates | |
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I know how you feel man. |
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