Marshall Crenshaw
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Marshall Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He grew up in the suburb of Berkley. Crenshaw began playing guitar at age 10 and got his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of a musical, Beatlemania. While in New York, he recorded a single for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, Something's Gonna Happen, after which he was signed to Warner Bros. Records. Robert Gordon took Someday, Someway to #76 in 1981, and Crenshaw's version made #36 the next year.
Influenced by: John Lennon, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Elvis Costello
- Label:
- Warner Bros. Records
- Active:
- 1979-present
- Scene:
- Detroit/New York
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