Marshall Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in the northern suburb of Berkley, Michigan. Marshall graduated from Berkley High School in June of 1971. Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten. From 1968 to 1973 he led the band Astigafa (an acronym for "a splendid time is guaranteed for all", a lyric from "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" from the album Sgt. Pep...
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Marshall Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in the northern suburb of Berkley, Michigan. Marshall graduated from Berkley High School in June of 1971. Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten. From 1968 to 1973 he led the band Astigafa (an acronym for "a splendid time is guaranteed for all", a lyric from "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" from the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles). He got his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of the musical Beatlemania. While in New York, he recorded a single, "Something's Gonna Happen", for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, after which he was signed to Warner Bros. Records. Retro rocker Robert Gordon took Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway" to #76 in 1981, and Crenshaw's own version made #36 the next year; it would be his only Billboard Top 40 'Pop' hit. On the Cash Box magazine chart the song did even better - reaching #31....
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