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Jan 21, 2024 · Marlena Shaw, the oft-sampled soul singer best known for her enduring 1969 hit “California Soul,” has died at the age of 81. Shaw’s daughter Marla Bradshaw confirmed her mother’s death Friday...
Feb 9, 2022 · Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and guitarist who built a cult following for his raw sound on 1960s songs like “Is It Because I’m Black” and, decades later, was heavily sampled by rappers,...
Mar 15, 2023 · Bobby Caldwell, the oft-sampled, blue-eyed soul singer behind the late Seventies smash “What You Won’t Do for Love,” has died at the age of 71.
Apr 19, 2023 · MACON, Ga. — Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday. Redding was just...
Nov 27, 2023 · Jean Knight, a soul singer whose hits included the feisty “Mr. Big Stuff” and the funky “Do Me,” has died. She was 80. Knight died on Nov. 22 of natural causes in Tampa, Fla., family publicist...
Jan 21, 2024 · 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 a video...
Jan 20, 2024 · Marlena Shaw, the jazz and soul singer best known for her 1969 recording of “California Soul,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, confirmed her death in a video posted on...
