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New York City, United States (1992 – present)

Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced “Shawn”) Marshall, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on 21 January 1972. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power, while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City, United States in 1992, then later opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995’s Dear Sir and 1996’s Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, “Nude as the News”.

Shortly following the release of What Would the Community Think Marshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog). The plan was to permanently retire from music but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of Moon Pix. The album was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during the subsequent tours she grew tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 involving Marshall providing musical accompaniment to a series of screenings of the silent movie The Passion of Joan of Arc.
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  • samathrashin

    her voice gives me goooseBuMPs...ina goooood way

    yesterday evening
  • inecita_

    some link where i can download the discography? thanks! :)

    yesterday afternoon
  • tiagoalfredo

    <3

    yesterday morning
  • ThiagoHermano88

    Good woman.

    Thursday evening
  • usuariodalast

    I love cats.

    Thursday morning
  • coby111

    @thepowerout. Your sarcasm makes me happy inside.

    Wednesday morning
  • thepowerout

    Yes Frog, playing live music to foreign countries is cuddling terrorism. Glad someone figured out what "cat" stands for. PS- She didn't ban Israel, she was putting efforts toward a particular cause. Your posting is beyond over-the-top.

    Tuesday evening
  • caffeineandvase

    new mixtape! http://www.zolinsagt.de/2012/02/mixtape-30-catssatannonsense.html

    Tuesday afternoon
  • lotsajoy

    Cat Power fans might enjoy Portland based Korouva. Check her out.

    Tuesday morning
  • williemarkie

    Talented and beautiful, can't complain :) http://www.bublaa.com/bubble/Indie%20Talk

    Monday afternoon
  • jwltr

    good woman <3 [3]

    Monday morning
  • FrogMD

    Yep. She's pretty brave alright. ...'Cause we all know how dangerous slightly-annoyed Cat Power fans can be...And by the way, what kind of "good" person bans Israel, but is more than happy to perform in the US (despite the war in Afghanistan...) and in Turkey, which is arguably responsible for some of the most horrific atrocities of modern times (the Armenian genocide, the repression of Kurds and the girlfriend scene in 'Midnight Express', just to name a few!)...? What does 'Cat' stand for, "cuddle a terrorist"?!

    Monday morning
  • reynan_mtv

    good woman <3 [2]

    last week
  • porrakarou

    good woman <3

    last week
  • lolijackson

    If you enjoy Cat Power, come check out my mix tape, featuring "Maybe Not" and 18 other indie tracks on http://cityflux.tumblr.com

    last week
  • jwltr

    <3

    last week
  • vanilakofi

    cat power is a brave, strong woman who cancelled her tel aviv show against israeli apartheid. unlike many other artists she has a heart and does not give in to money. http://zazafl.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/bds-is-unstoppable-cat-power-cancels-tel-aviv-show/

    13 days ago
  • adhree

    wow bajunya transparan :matabelo:

    14 days ago
  • SimoneBerlioz

    <3

    15 days ago
  • alessa26

    love:)

    17 days ago
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