Marlena Shaw — finest identified for her tune “California Soul” — has died … in line with her daughter.
The legendary jazz and R&B singer handed away Friday afternoon Marlena’s daughter Marla stated in a video she posted to Fb. She didn’t give a reason behind dying.
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MS’ most well-known observe is “California Soul” — a tune initially carried out by The Messengers, however one she lined and made well-known … that is had an enduring influence on hip hop and standard tradition at massive.
Just a few of the hit properties that featured the songs … “The Italian Job,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “All Things Must Pass,” “Pixie,” the TV sequence “Bad Sisters” and online game “Grand Theft Auto V.”
It is also taken on a second life on the earth of hip hop sampling … Gang Starr, The Recreation and Jay Rock, Elzhi, Quasimoto, Jay Electronica, Laika and Xzhibit are just some of the celebrities who’ve sampled the tune in a single type or one other.
“California Soul” is her most enduring basic, however Shaw had various different hits too together with “Feel Like Making Love,” “Loving You Was Like A Party,” “Go Away Little Boy” and “Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby” — one other tune she lined that bagged her a Grammy nod again in 1990.
Marlena was 81.
RIP
