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Marshall performing as Cat Power at Webster Hall, 2011
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Background information | |
Birth name | Charlyn Marie Marshall |
Also known as | Chan Marshall, Cat Power |
Born |
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
January 21, 1972
Genres | Indie rock, folk rock, blues rock, alternative rock, lo-fi, sadcore |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress and musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Runt, Plain Recordings, Smells Like Records, Matador |
Associated acts | The Memphis Rhythm Band, The Dirty Delta Blues Band, Steve Shelley, Tim Foljahn, Jim White, Adam Kasper, Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Teenie Hodges, Leroy Hodges, Dirty Three, Iggy Pop |
Website | www |
Notable instruments | |
Danelectro Silvertone 1448 Gibson Les Paul Standard |
Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall /ʃɑːrlɪn məri ʃɒn mɑːrʃəl/ (born January 21, 1972), better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, occasional actress, and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has become her moniker as a solo artist.
Marshall was discovered opening for Liz Phair in 1994 by Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, with whom she recorded her first two albums, Dear Sir (1995) and Myra Lee (1996), on the same day in 1994. In 1996 she signed with Matador Records, and released a third album of new material with Shelley and Foljahn, What Would the Community Think. Following this she released the critically acclaimed Moon Pix (1998), recorded with members of Dirty Three, and The Covers Record (2000), a collection of sparsely recorded cover songs. After a brief hiatus she reemerged in 2003 with You Are Free, featuring guest musicians Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder, followed by the soul-influenced The Greatest (2006), recorded with numerous Memphis studio musicians, and a second covers album, Jukebox (2008). In 2012 she released the self-produced Sun, which opened at number 10 on the Billboard 200, the highest charting album of her career to date.