The jazz and R&B vocalist Marlena Shaw, whose "California Soul" has become a staple element of ads and hip-hop songs, has died. She was 81. Shaw's daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the legendary ...

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer’s ...

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 posted ...

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Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer’s death Friday in a video posted on Facebook. A cause of death was not given. Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was ...