Biography

It is entirely fitting that Marshall Crenshaw made his first big splash playing John Lennon in BEATLEMANIA. Although the affable singer-songwriter resembles Buddy Holly more than Lennon, his music harks back to the glory years of rock & roll, when all that rock required was good hooks and a beat you could dance to. His debut record in 1982 teemed with great melodies and simple-yet-sharp lyrics, and spawned "Someday Someway," a big hit for Robert Gordon. Since then, Crenshaw has seen his songs covered by a wide range of artists, from the Nitty Gritty Dirt band to Bette Midler, and he has continued to make high-quality records on his own terms.

Top Tracks

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• A Few Thousand Days Ago

• Bad Luck

• Blues Is King

• Calling Out For Love (at Crying Time)

• Cynical Girl

• I'm Sorry (but So Is Brenda Lee)

• Just Snap Your Fingers

• Little Wild One (no. 5)

• Little Wild One, No. 5

• Monday Morning Rock

• Our Town

• Radio Girl

• Rockin' Around In Nyc

• Somebody Crying

• Someday Someway

• Someday, Someway

• Someone Told Me

• Someplace Where Love Can't Find Me

• Stormy River

• There She Goes Again

• This Is Easy

• Whenever You're On My Mind

• Where Home Used To Be

• You Should've Been There

• You're My Favorite Waste Of Time

Discography

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• Jaggedland

  429 Records

  2009

• What's in the Bag?

  Razor & Tie Music

  2003

• I've Suffered for My Art, Now It's Your Turn

  King Biscuit Entertainment

  2001

• #447

  Razor & Tie Music

  1999

• Miracle of Science

  Razor & Tie Music

  1996

• Live: My Truck Is My Home

  Razor & Tie Music

  1994

• Life's Too Short

  MCA

  1991

• Good Evening

  Wounded Bird Records

  1989

• Mary Jean & 9 Others

  Wounded Bird Records

  1987

• Downtown

  Wounded Bird Records

  1985

• Field Day

  Warner Bros.

  1983