(AP) - 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 ...

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 ...

Singer Marlena Shaw, best known for her much-sampled hit, California Soul, has died at 81, according to a video posted to Facebook by her daughter, Marla. No details were given. “Hello everyone, it is ...

Shaw's daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the news on Friday Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Michael Putland/Getty Marlena Shaw, best known ...

“California Soul” songstress Marlena Shaw has passed away, according to news from her daughter. The iconic R&B and jazz artist died Friday. Her daughter, Marla, posted on Facebook about the sad news.

Renowned jazz and R&B singer Marlena Shaw died at age 81 on Friday, said a Facebook post from her daughter. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, ...