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	Marshall Crenshaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marshall Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
		Crenshaw was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Berkley.
		His eponymous first album, "Marshall Crenshaw," was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon release, proving Crenshaw a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marshall_Crenshaw (387 words)

	# 447 by Marshall Crenshaw (lyrics & reviews)
		Marshall Crenshaw's 1999 release, "#447" is dismissed by most as a "good" or "not bad" record.
		Marshall Crenshaw is, as we all are, gettin' older, losin' his hair, and he's doing the best he can.
		Marshall's mostly guitar solo-less early work has become a thing of the past, as his most recent work has centered on his playing more than his ability to write a perfect two or three minute pop tune.
	www.19.5degs.com /album/447/11869 (1126 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw at the Me&Thee Coffeehouse, November 11, 2005
		“Marshall Crenshaw is perhaps the epitome of the critically acclaimed, commercially overlooked singer/songwriter.” Some people refer to Crenshaw’s debut recording as one of the most “perfect” pop albums ever recorded.
		Crenshaw titled his creation when the recording was done and he was just about to listen to it for the first time.
		Crenshaw’s discography includes a “Best of” compilation entitled “This is Easy.” Putting the songs together for this CD was easier than the career that preceded it.
	www.meandthee.org /MarshallCrenshaw.html (589 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw quiz -- free game
		"Marshall Crenshaw is one one of the finest singer/songwriters of the last 25 years.
		Marshall was born on Veteran's Day in 1953.
		Marshall's seventh album of fresh material was released in 1996.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=205797 (154 words)

	Ink 19 :: Marshall Crenshaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In a year in which shallowness or number of tattoos seems to determine chart position, these records by this "regular guy" in the hat and the glasses are both a blast from the past and a breath of fresh air.
		Crenshaw says he doesn't try to aim his songwriting at a larger audience, but imagines a solitary listener taking in the music.
		Crenshaw, whose big break came in 1978 when he played John Lennon in a touring production of Beatlemania, says he still loves to listen to the '50s and '60s music that had an impact on him during his formative years.
	www.ink19.com /issues/october2000/inkSpots/marshallCrenshaw.html (1482 words)

	ASCAP Audio Portrait: Marshall Crenshaw
		Marshall Crenshaw may be one of America's best pop songwriters.
		Raised in Detroit, Crenshaw was strongly influenced by the wide range of musical styles prevalent there in the 60's and 70's.
		The self-effacing Crenshaw had a hit with the perennial "Someday, Someway" in the early 80's, has released several critically acclaimed albums, performed in movies and plays, and compiled records and books.
	www.ascap.com /audioportraits/marshallcrenshaw.html (150 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw Reviews
		The Marshall Crenshaw page is the only one for this overlooked talent out there, but it's a doozy, with lots of articles and pictures of our hero.
		Crenshaw's first album is so perfect that it's almost too perfect, in that it makes the rest of his career seem disappointing.
		The problem Crenshaw has is perplexing, since his primary strength is as a songwriter; the strength and ease of his earlier songs made one believe that he'd never run out of good ones.
	starling.rinet.ru /music/temp/crenshaw.html (1342 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com Music - Artist Bio
		Born in Detroit and raised in the surrounding area, Marshall played ina number of different bands in high school, eventually landing in his first professional combo, ASTIGAFA (an acronym for "A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed for All," cribbed from the back of Sgt.
		Soon Marshall was armed both with demos galore -- dropping them off to any show business connection that might listen -- and his younger brother was playing drums in his trio, which was starting to plug into New York City's burgeoning new wave club scene.
		During this flurry of activity, Crenshaw also flexed his acting muscles, portraying a high-school bandleader in Peggy Sue Got Married, Buddy Holly in La Bamba and a guest appearance on the Nickelodeon series Pete and Pete.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/artistbio.asp?userid=2UCP7YJEUF&ctr=68046 (677 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw - PopMatters Concert Review
		When Marshall Crenshaw released his self-titled debut in 1982, he was a bookish-looking performer with glasses, one who seemed more boy than man. Youthful looks aside though, the then-emerging singer/songwriter exhibited an innate gift for memorably melodic pop-rock.
		Crenshaw referenced his tender Beatlemania days just prior to his set: He recalled that the drummer in the cast advised the New Yorker against worrying about LA audiences -- "they're all just a bunch of schmucks," he was told.
		Crenshaw's smart, hooky pop-rock would hold down permanent replay on the radio station in their dreams.
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/c/crenshaw-marshall-050303.shtml (949 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Crenshaw is a true rock and roll renaissance man while still remaining the everyman.
		Born in Detroit and raised in the surrounding area, Marshall played ina number of different bands in high school, eventually landing in his first professional combo, ASTIGAFA (an acronym for "A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed for All," cribbed from the back of Sgt. Pepper).
		Soon Marshall was armed both with demos galore — dropping them off to any show business connection that might listen — and his younger brother was playing drums in his trio, which was starting to plug into New York City's burgeoning new wave club scene.
	www.paramuspictureshow.com /Marshall.html (930 words)

	Artist Detail: Marshall Crenshaw
		A few years ago Marshall Crenshaw cut a song called “Television Light.” In it there was line about glancing into other people’s lives, and realizing that all of us have a tale or two to tell.
		Crenshaw isn't usually considered an experimentalist, but perhaps he should be.
		Crenshaw was messing with the decidedly gleeful track at his home studio in Woodstock, New York.
	www.razorandtie.com /label/artistdetail.asp?artist=296 (1273 words)

	phoenixnewtimes.com \| Music \| The Crenshaw Redemption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1982, when up-and-coming video stars were trying to look like supermen of suave, Detroit-born singer Marshall Crenshaw came on like a mild-mannered Clark Kent, albeit one with a secret weapon--an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music past and present, which he readily applied to his own work.
		Last year, Crenshaw proved himself a necessity to a new generation of pop fans by collaborating with the Gin Blossoms on the No. 1 hit "Till I Hear It From You," which gave Crenshaw his highest chart ranking to date.
		Crenshaw's latest outing, Miracle of Science (Razor & Tie), is his first album of new music in five years, and his first-ever self-produced studio effort.
	www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/1996-11-14/music/music.html (878 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Late one recent night, Marshall Crenshaw was "about halfway through a bottle of wine" while seeking hidden musical treasures from iTunes.
		Singer-songscribe Marshall Crenshaw is fine with the status quo: he doesn't have a new record out and says he nowhere near making one.
		Marshall Crenshaw is a tunesmith, a term that implies melody, not poetry.
	www.topix.net /who/marshall-crenshaw?scoring=d (258 words)

	Twangin'! Interview: Marshall Crenshaw
		Crenshaw addressed that question, as well as other parts of his career, in a February phone interview from Northampton, Mass., before a gig at the Iron Horse.
		Crenshaw: He called me the day after the show and thanked me, because when you get a song played on a show like that, the ASCAP royalties are a couple of thousand dollars.
		Crenshaw: I think of all the albums I've done, that was the one that was the most pressured, both by record company politics and my own ambivalence and insecurity.
	www.steamiron.com /twangin/int-crenshaw.html (1928 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Marshall Crenshaw: I was working on a project for Disney television animation for about 6 months.
		Marshall Crenshaw: No, but there's a recording of me doing it which is probably hard to find.
		Marshall Crenshaw: I love it, because the song's 20 years old, and has suddenly taken on a second life, and was also covered by SClub 7.
	www.usatoday.com /community/chat/1220crenshaw.htm (2344 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw - What Review
		I got into Marshall Crenshaw a couple years ago from a friend recommending 9 Volt Years and when scrap recordings make such an impression as this one did you tend to take note.
		Crenshaw has just released his latest album, again on Razor and Tie, and has crowned his career with a brilliant and diverse album.
		Crenshaw's music doesn't totally stand out but that doesn't make his music mediocre by any means.
	www.musicemissions.com /display_review/1988 (237 words)

	AMZ - September 2000 - Marshall Crenshaw
		The first as a welcome relief that granted, nothing brand new has come out of them, but taking a look back into the long empty resources of a pop music past, recapture the energy and cheer of an optimum moment in a time where it was okay to smile.
		Crenshaw, a hybrid of working class talent that recalls the likes of Elvis Costello and Buddy Holly, alongside late model Beatle-esque harmonizing, first made waves nearly twenty years ago with the hit "Someday Someway," which is featured prominently on both releases here.
		Crenshaw's first record, spawned back in '82 when everything under the sun was going on within the realm of rock music, was probably nothing like what anyone was looking for.
	www.music-reviewer.com /09_00/mcrenshaw.htm (688 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw: What's in the Bag? - PopMatters Music Review
		Crenshaw does a better job of singing the blues with his own "Alone in a Room".
		You get the sense that Crenshaw's truly at home when it comes to "just the music", capturing moods and letting loose that inner child, allowing his expressive guitar abilities to take over what would normally be vocal lines.
		Crenshaw is a great do-it-yourselfer, and when left alone in the studio, creates rich musical landscapes.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/c/crenshawmarshall-whatsinthebag.shtml (841 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw
		Crenshaw's name may not be synonymous with hits, but it does ring of quality.
		While Crenshaw never has been able to live up to the hyperbole thrusted upon him during the early part of his career, the slight musician has produced a string of records that has been as critically acclaimed as it has been commercially unsuccessful.
		Crenshaw and company closed their set with a dead-on cover of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas" that was done so well you half expected Ann-Margret to come prancing out onstage beside him.
	jaehakim.com /articles/music/revu/crenshaw.htm (420 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Marshall Crenshaw
		Detroit-born singer/guitarist Crenshaw spent some time in a road company of Beatlemania before moving (with his drummer brother Robert) to New York, where his own songs became local new wave faves in the early '80s.
		Following the release of an independent 12-inch with a major-label recording contract, Crenshaw made a debut album of sparkling, tuneful gems that are instantly memorable and remain every bit as enjoyable decades later.
		Crenshaw got into the charts in 1995 via the Gin Blossoms' "Til I Hear It From You," which he co-wrote.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=marshall_crenshaw (930 words)

	phoenixnewtimes.com \| News \| The Crenshaw Redemption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On it, Crenshaw manages to combine the joyous rapture of his earlier recordings with an anxious edginess on tracks like "Only an Hour Ago" and "Laughter," both paeans to love lost and regret for things left unsaid.
		Crenshaw says "Waste of Time," which graced the B-side of "Someday, Someway," was cut on the cheap.
		Crenshaw's contemporary pop stature got a long-needed boost when the song he co-wrote with the Gin Blossoms hit big last year.
	www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/1996-11-14/music.html (875 words)

	Amazon.com: Marshall Crenshaw: Music: Marshall Crenshaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Marshall Crenshaw's self-titled debut arrived at a time when post-New Wave rockers were examining the music of past decades and adapting its sounds and attitudes to their own.
		To hear Crenshaw and band play obscurities by the Miracles, the Parliaments, and Edwin Starr to roaring early-'80s crowds is to be reminded of a brief but highly optimistic era that Crenshaw's vision all but personified.
		Marshall Crenshaw brings back the loveliness of 50's rock & roll with the pop rock of the 80's and he does it extremely well.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004UEIX?v=glance (1604 words)

	The Daily Vault Album Reviews : Marshall Crenshaw
		Often, this is true of music and Marshall Crenshaw is one writer where this definitely applies.
		Crenshaw may tackle them all with ease, but if it was so easy to come up so many wonderful songs, more people would be doing it.
		Crenshaw is just another example of the satisfaction of simple pleasures.
	www.dailyvault.com /2002_07_04-ga.html (537 words)

	CNN.com - Rock 'n' roll Renaissance man - Aug 25, 2005
		In 1982, his first album, "Marshall Crenshaw," came out, and he was immediately hailed as the latest in a line of pop music saviors.
		Crenshaw settled in to making well-crafted, often-ignored albums: "Downtown," "Mary Jean and 9 Others," "Good Evening." Each contained several songs that were shoulda-been hits, but were overlooked.
		Crenshaw performs most shows near his upstate New York residence so he can be near his family.
	www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/25/marshall.crenshaw (935 words)

	There's something magical about music Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw speaks with the World Socialist Web Site
		Marshall Crenshaw is one of the few singer-songwriters to have maintained his artistic integrity and sanity after more than two and a half decades in the fickle world of the American rock recording industry.
		Born and raised in the Detroit area, Crenshaw took up the guitar at an early age and was involved in a variety of local bands before securing a part in the touring Broadway musical Beatlemania in the late 1970s, in which he played the role of John Lennon.
		Marshall Crenshaw: I’m originally from the Detroit area, I’m 50 years old and have been driven to try and make music for most of my life.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/aug2004/cren-a06.shtml (2206 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw w/ Bruce Henderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Crenshaw took issue with a critic who had once described "What Do You Dream Of" from that album as "forelorn as a teenager’s diary." "That’s somebody trying to project their own geekness onto me," he joked.
		In many ways Crenshaw is the quintessential music geek, championing the pop music of the 50s and 60s he grew up with in an age in which shallow teen sensations and tattooed rap metal singers are all the rage.
		Crenshaw isn’t a virtuoso guitarist by any means and there were more than a few muffed chords over the course of the evening.
	reviews.modernrock.com /67 (715 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw CD Reviews
		It's nice to see that over twenty years on from the self-titled debut album which had Marshall Crenshaw anointed the next big thing, Crenshaw is still releasing vital, passionate music.
		He never became as huge as the pundits said he would in 1982 when he had his first (and only) top forty hit with the giddy rockabilly pop of "Someday Someway," but that's more the inexplicable inability of power pop to catch on than an indictment of the man's songwriting ability.
		Crenshaw can still create a stunning song like the alt country weeper "Will We Ever?" and the achingly beautiful "The Spell Is Broken." "Long And Complicated" has a superbly catchy hook to soothe the downbeat lyrics.
	www.popentertainment.com /crenshaw.htm (446 words)

	C Page: Fyfeopedia Music Reviews
		New Yorker Marshall Crenshaw took an altogether different approach, stripping back to three chord songs about girls, delivered by a tight three piece and earning comparisons to Buddy Holly.
		Crenshaw’s persona is so likeable that he can get away with a song simply about cruising around checking out girls, and make it innocent and laudable rather than seedy and leering.
		The lack of success of this album is magnified by the strong triple punch at the beginning; ‘There She Goes Again’, the power pop standard ‘Someday, Someway’ and the exuberant ‘Girls’ (“You know I don't want to be impolite/But I need someone to hold beside me tonight”) are some superlative examples of eighties pop.
	fyfe.fusion.net.nz /cpage.php (2444 words)

	Marshall Crenshaw Official Ticket Source Joe's Pub New York, NY Broadway Tickets by Telecharge.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Marshall Crenshaw Official Ticket Source Joe's Pub New York, NY Broadway Tickets by Telecharge.com
		Over the last 20 years, Marshall Crenshaw has proven to be one of rock ânâ rollâs best and most distinctive songwriters and performers, acclaimed for his keening voice, catchy melodies and informal sense of craft on all-out rockers and nuanced ballads.
		(Razor& Tie), "full of Crenshawâs patented pop gems, brimming with thoughtful lyrics and bright melodiesâ (Boston Herald), his classic guitar-pop is filled with jubilation and amusement, melancholy and regret.
	www.telecharge.com /tickets_Marshall_Crenshaw_NY_City_Joes_Pub.aspx (274 words)

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