Directed by Victoria Lavan. Produced for Theatre West by Victoria Lavan and John A. Goux. California Soul: A Descendent's Story is based on the true family history of author John A. Goux. Of the forty ...

(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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B singer who recorded the definitive version of Ashford and Simpson’s “California Soul,” died on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Elana Marie / For De Los; Photo by Caitlin McNaney) Rome Ramirez wasn't built in a day. He was once a guitar-strumming, teenage ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

“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.