# Marlena Shaw | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 10:36 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Marlena Shaw
- Visible lyric pages: 3

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `marlena-shaw`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 10:36 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-86d6cfd6bac60cf6
- Visible lyric pages: 3
- Pages with stored lyric text: 3
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 4573
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 13
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Let's Wade In The Water, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, and Califoria Soul
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Marlena Shaw was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1942. She started singing in local churches and schools, and in 1961 she auditioned for Count Basie's orchestra and went on tour with them. She signed with Blue Note Records in the late 1960s and worked with producer Bob Shad. Her song 'California Soul' came out in 1969 and became her best-known track. She also recorded 'Let's Wade In The...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Let's Wade In The Water — https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/let-s-wade-in-the-water
2. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/mercy-mercy-mercy
3. Califoria Soul — https://lyroverse.com/marlena-shaw/califoria-soul