Deaths This Week 2024. Marlena shaw, the jazz and r&b singer who recorded the definitive version of ashford and simpson’s “california soul,” died jan. And check out thr‘s obituaries page for other 2024 industry deaths, as well as last year’s entertainment deaths here.

And check out thr‘s obituaries page for other 2024 industry deaths, as well as last year’s entertainment deaths here. Shifty shellshock, the frontman of crazy town, died at the age of 49 on june 24.