Marlena Shaw, the legendary jazz and soul singer behind such hits as “California Soul” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” has died at 81.
玛莲娜·肖，爵士乐和灵魂歌手背后的传奇歌手，《加州灵魂》和《Mercy, Mercy, Mercy》在81年上映。
Her daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news of her death in a Friday Facebook video, though the cause of death was not disclosed.
她的女儿玛拉·布拉德肖在周五的Facebook视频中分享了她去世的消息，但没有透露死因。
“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 at 12:03,” Bradshaw said. “She was peaceful. We were at peace… She went listening to some of her favorite songs.”
布拉德肖说:“我怀着沉重的心情向我和我的家人宣布，我们深爱的母亲、你们深爱的偶像和艺术家玛莲娜·肖于今天12:03去世了。”“她很平静。我们很平静……她去听了一些她最喜欢的歌。”
She added, “I just want to thank you all for being on her page. Thank you for being a part of her life. Especially these last three years, which made her very happy.”
她补充说:“我只是想感谢大家关注她的页面。谢谢你成为她生命的一部分。尤其是过去的三年，这让她非常开心。”
Born Marlina Burgess on Sep. 22, 1942, the singer began her music career after encouragement from her uncle Jimmy Burgess, a jazz trumpet player. She first took to the stage in 1952 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where her uncle invited her up to sing with his band. From there, Shaw performed in jazz clubs big and small, with her career taking off after she landed a gig at a Playboy Club in Chicago.
玛琳娜·伯吉斯出生于1942年9月22日，她在叔叔吉米·伯吉斯的鼓励下开始了她的音乐生涯，吉米·伯吉斯是一位爵士小号演奏家。1952年，她第一次登上舞台是在哈莱姆的阿波罗剧院，她的叔叔邀请她和他的乐队一起演唱。从那时起，肖在大大小小的爵士俱乐部演出，在芝加哥的花花公子俱乐部演出后，她的事业开始起飞。
Shaw was in her early 20s when she signed with Chess Records. There she released two albums, 1967’s Out of Different Bags and 1969’s The Spice of Life, with the latter featuring two of her biggest hits, “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto.”
肖与Chess唱片公司签约时才20岁出头。在那里，她发行了两张专辑，1967年的《Out of Different Bags》和1969年的《The Spice of Life》，后者收录了她最受欢迎的两张专辑《California Soul》和《Woman of The Ghetto》。
She moved to the more jazz-oriented Blue Note Records in 1972, where she released her self-titled third studio album, Marlena. Shaw would continue moving studios and throughout her career, eventually releasing 17 albums total with eight different record labels.
1972年，她加入了更偏向爵士风格的Blue Note唱片公司，在那里她发行了自己的第三张同名录音室专辑《Marlena》。在她的职业生涯中，萧伯纳继续搬工作室，最终与8个不同的唱片公司共发行了17张专辑。
“California Soul,” penned by Ashford & Simpson and first recorded by The Messengers, remains one of Shaw’s most recognizable tracks, often sampled by artists and licensed for use in several commercials. On the subject of having her music sampled, Shaw said in a 2009 interview, “I think it’s great. I really do. Number one, I love the surprise of it and like to hear what somebody else’s idea is.”
《加州灵魂》由阿什福德和辛普森创作，由信使乐队首次录制，至今仍是肖最知名的曲目之一，经常被艺术家们采样，并被授权在几条广告中使用。在2009年的一次采访中，谈到她的音乐被采样一事，肖说:“我认为这很棒。真的。第一，我喜欢它带来的惊喜，喜欢听到别人的想法是什么。”
She added with a laugh, “But this kinda makes me feel like I’m the sun, you know, and I shine on all kinds of things.”
她笑着补充道:“但这让我觉得自己是太阳，你知道，我能照耀各种各样的事物。”
On Jan. 20, Verve Records, who worked with Shaw in 1987, shared a statement celebrating her life: “We are saddened by the passing of Marlena Shaw, a wonderful singer whose 'California Soul’ is as popular today as it ever was and whose album It Is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St. helped relaunch the Verve label in 1987.”
1月20日，曾在1987年与Shaw合作过的Verve唱片公司发表了一份声明来纪念她的一生:“我们对Marlena Shaw的去世感到悲伤，Marlena Shaw是一位出色的歌手，她的《加州灵魂》至今仍像以前一样受欢迎，她的专辑《it is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St.》在1987年帮助Verve重新推出了品牌。”
玛莲娜·肖，爵士乐和灵魂歌手背后的传奇歌手，《加州灵魂》和《Mercy, Mercy, Mercy》在81年上映。
Her daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news of her death in a Friday Facebook video, though the cause of death was not disclosed.
她的女儿玛拉·布拉德肖在周五的Facebook视频中分享了她去世的消息，但没有透露死因。
“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 at 12:03,” Bradshaw said. “She was peaceful. We were at peace… She went listening to some of her favorite songs.”
布拉德肖说:“我怀着沉重的心情向我和我的家人宣布，我们深爱的母亲、你们深爱的偶像和艺术家玛莲娜·肖于今天12:03去世了。”“她很平静。我们很平静……她去听了一些她最喜欢的歌。”
She added, “I just want to thank you all for being on her page. Thank you for being a part of her life. Especially these last three years, which made her very happy.”
她补充说:“我只是想感谢大家关注她的页面。谢谢你成为她生命的一部分。尤其是过去的三年，这让她非常开心。”
Born Marlina Burgess on Sep. 22, 1942, the singer began her music career after encouragement from her uncle Jimmy Burgess, a jazz trumpet player. She first took to the stage in 1952 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where her uncle invited her up to sing with his band. From there, Shaw performed in jazz clubs big and small, with her career taking off after she landed a gig at a Playboy Club in Chicago.
玛琳娜·伯吉斯出生于1942年9月22日，她在叔叔吉米·伯吉斯的鼓励下开始了她的音乐生涯，吉米·伯吉斯是一位爵士小号演奏家。1952年，她第一次登上舞台是在哈莱姆的阿波罗剧院，她的叔叔邀请她和他的乐队一起演唱。从那时起，肖在大大小小的爵士俱乐部演出，在芝加哥的花花公子俱乐部演出后，她的事业开始起飞。
Shaw was in her early 20s when she signed with Chess Records. There she released two albums, 1967’s Out of Different Bags and 1969’s The Spice of Life, with the latter featuring two of her biggest hits, “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto.”
肖与Chess唱片公司签约时才20岁出头。在那里，她发行了两张专辑，1967年的《Out of Different Bags》和1969年的《The Spice of Life》，后者收录了她最受欢迎的两张专辑《California Soul》和《Woman of The Ghetto》。
She moved to the more jazz-oriented Blue Note Records in 1972, where she released her self-titled third studio album, Marlena. Shaw would continue moving studios and throughout her career, eventually releasing 17 albums total with eight different record labels.
1972年，她加入了更偏向爵士风格的Blue Note唱片公司，在那里她发行了自己的第三张同名录音室专辑《Marlena》。在她的职业生涯中，萧伯纳继续搬工作室，最终与8个不同的唱片公司共发行了17张专辑。
“California Soul,” penned by Ashford & Simpson and first recorded by The Messengers, remains one of Shaw’s most recognizable tracks, often sampled by artists and licensed for use in several commercials. On the subject of having her music sampled, Shaw said in a 2009 interview, “I think it’s great. I really do. Number one, I love the surprise of it and like to hear what somebody else’s idea is.”
《加州灵魂》由阿什福德和辛普森创作，由信使乐队首次录制，至今仍是肖最知名的曲目之一，经常被艺术家们采样，并被授权在几条广告中使用。在2009年的一次采访中，谈到她的音乐被采样一事，肖说:“我认为这很棒。真的。第一，我喜欢它带来的惊喜，喜欢听到别人的想法是什么。”
She added with a laugh, “But this kinda makes me feel like I’m the sun, you know, and I shine on all kinds of things.”
她笑着补充道:“但这让我觉得自己是太阳，你知道，我能照耀各种各样的事物。”
On Jan. 20, Verve Records, who worked with Shaw in 1987, shared a statement celebrating her life: “We are saddened by the passing of Marlena Shaw, a wonderful singer whose 'California Soul’ is as popular today as it ever was and whose album It Is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St. helped relaunch the Verve label in 1987.”
1月20日，曾在1987年与Shaw合作过的Verve唱片公司发表了一份声明来纪念她的一生:“我们对Marlena Shaw的去世感到悲伤，Marlena Shaw是一位出色的歌手，她的《加州灵魂》至今仍像以前一样受欢迎，她的专辑《it is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St.》在1987年帮助Verve重新推出了品牌。”
