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Marlena Shaw, the soul and jazz vocalist known for her hits “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news Friday in ...
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
Jazz and R&B singer Marlena Shaw, known for the widely sampled "California Soul," died Friday. She was 81.
Roberta Flack, whose tender vocals made her one of R&B's most beloved singers in a celebrated career, including the Grammy-winning hits "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly ...
Miskel Spillman was just a regular 80-year-old grandmother from New Orleans when she hosted “SNL” in 1977. The winner of a contest and the only non-public figure to ever host the show, her ...
Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer's death ...
Jerry Butler has died at the age of 85. Per the Chicago Sun-Times, Butler died on Thursday, Feb. 20 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a family friend told the publication.“He was ...
Beloved soul vocalist and songwriter Brenton Wood died today (Jan. 3) ... “The Oogum Boogum Song” became a national hit, reaching No. 19 on Billboard‘s R&B chart and No. 34 on the Hot 100.