Jazz Singer Marlena Shaw, Best Known for 'California Soul,' Dead at 84
Marlena Shaw in New York in 1977.Photo:Michael Putland/Getty Michael Putland/Getty Marlena Shaw, best known for her 1969 hit “California Soul,” died on Friday Jan. 19. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the newsin a videoposted to the singer’s Facebook page on Friday night. “It’s with a very heavy heart that for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today,” Bradshaw said in the video....