Marlena Shaw is a singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York. Marlena Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music crossed genre boundaries and was enjoyed by people of all races. Her strongest fan base was in the African American community. Her music has reached out and touched all forms of music, and is still seen today as samples in hip hop songs, and in commercials on TV.

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  • Marlena Shaw is a singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York. Marlena Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music crossed genre boundaries and was enjoyed by people of all races. Her strongest fan base was in the African American community. Her music has reached out and touched all forms of music, and is still seen today as samples in hip hop songs, and in commercials on TV. Her uncle, Jimmy Burgess a jazz trumpet player, first introduced her to music. In an interview with The New York Times, she told the reporter “He [Jimmy Burgess] introduced me to good music through records---Dizzy [Gillespie], Miles [Davis], a lot of gospel things, and Al Hibbler, who really knows how to phrase a song. ” In 1952, her uncle Jimmy brought her on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to sing with him and his band. This was her first performance, and the audience loved her. Shaw’s mother did not want her daughter to go on tour with her uncle at such a young age and refused to let her go. Instead, she enrolled Shaw into the New York State Teachers College in Potsdam (now known as the State University of New York at Potsdam) to study music. She later dropped out of school, got married, and had five children. She did not give up on her singing career. She began to make singing appearances in jazz clubs whenever she could spare the time. This most notable of these appearances was in 1963 when she worked with jazz trumpeter Howard McGhee. She was supposed to play at the famous Newport Jazz Festival with McGhee and his band, but left the group after getting into an argument with one of the band members. Later that year, she got an audition with legendary Columbia label talent scout John Hammond. John Hammond had discovered talents including Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Dylan. Shaw did not perform well during the audition because she was too nervous. Undiscouraged, she continued to play at small clubs in 1964 until 1966. Her career took off in 1966 when she landed a gig with the Playboy Club chain in Chicago. It was through this gig that she met with representatives the music label Chess Records, and soon signed with them. Shaw was discovered by Chess Records in 1966. She released her first two albums on their subsidiary Cadet Records. She moved to Blue Note Records in 1972, and was that label's first female artist. She also recorded one of the Disco Era's biggest hits - a remake of "Touch Me in the Morning" on Columbia Records. Shaw still performs and records today. In the year 2001 and in 2007 Marlena Shaw was one of the performers at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
  • Marlena Shaw (née Marlina Burgess en 1942 à New Rochelle, NY) est une chanteuse américaine de jazz, soul et disco. Elle est découverte par Chess Records en 1966. Elle sort son premier album sous le label Cadet Records (filiale de Chess Records). En 1972, elle passe chez Blue Note Records et devient la première femme à signer sur ce label. Elle enregistre un des plus gros tube pendant la période disco : Touch Me In The Morning chez Columbia Records. Marlena Shaw est toujours en activité. En 2001 et 2007, elle participe au North Sea Jazz Festival aux Pays-Bas.
  • Marlena Shaw is een Amerikaanse zangeres.
  • Marlena Shaw é o nome artístico da cantora Marlina Burgess nascida em 22 de Setembro de 1942 em New Rochelle, Nova Iorque. Shaw foi descoberta pela Chess Records em 1966. Lançou seus dois primeiros álbuns pela subsidiária da Chess, a Cadet Records. Foi contratada pela Blue Note Records em 1972 e foi sua principal artista feminina. Também gravou um dos maiores sucessos da era disco - um releitura de "Touch Me In The Morning" pela Columbia Records. Shaw ainda se apresenta e grava. Em 2001 e em 2007 Marlena Shaw foi uma das atrações do North Sea Jazz Festival na Holanda.
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  • Marlena Shaw is a singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York. Marlena Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music crossed genre boundaries and was enjoyed by people of all races. Her strongest fan base was in the African American community. Her music has reached out and touched all forms of music, and is still seen today as samples in hip hop songs, and in commercials on TV.
  • Marlena Shaw (née Marlina Burgess en 1942 à New Rochelle, NY) est une chanteuse américaine de jazz, soul et disco. Elle est découverte par Chess Records en 1966. Elle sort son premier album sous le label Cadet Records (filiale de Chess Records). En 1972, elle passe chez Blue Note Records et devient la première femme à signer sur ce label. Elle enregistre un des plus gros tube pendant la période disco : Touch Me In The Morning chez Columbia Records. Marlena Shaw est toujours en activité.
  • Marlena Shaw is een Amerikaanse zangeres.
  • Marlena Shaw é o nome artístico da cantora Marlina Burgess nascida em 22 de Setembro de 1942 em New Rochelle, Nova Iorque. Shaw foi descoberta pela Chess Records em 1966. Lançou seus dois primeiros álbuns pela subsidiária da Chess, a Cadet Records. Foi contratada pela Blue Note Records em 1972 e foi sua principal artista feminina. Também gravou um dos maiores sucessos da era disco - um releitura de "Touch Me In The Morning" pela Columbia Records. Shaw ainda se apresenta e grava.
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