Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B singer who recorded the definitive version of Ashford and Simpson’s “California Soul,” died on Friday from unknown causes. She was 81. Shaw’s death was confirmed by her ...

Marlena Shaw, best known for her hit 'California Soul' has passed away, according to her daughter. The American jazz, blues, and soul singer was 81 years of age. She is known for her hit songs such as ...

Marlena Shaw, an R&B/jazz singer known for her cover of Ashford & Simpson’s composition “California Soul,” died Friday, her daughter said. She was 81. Marla Bradshaw announced her mother’s death in a ...

Bob Shaw was a force in Georgia’s Republican Party when state conventions were small enough to be held in a phone booth, his friends say. As Georgia’s political landscape changed and Republicans ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Marlena Shaw, the voice behind the famous tune "California Soul," died Friday, Jan. 19 at age 81, her family said. Shaw's daughter, MarLa Bradshaw, confirmed her death to Fox News Digital, after ...