Susan Marshall (musician)
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| Genres | Folk rock, pop, soul |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Website | www |
Susan Marshall (born c. 1964)[1] is an American folk rock, pop and soul vocalist, pianist, songwriter and recording artist. She is best known for her work with Mother Station, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lenny Kravitz, The Afghan Whigs, Primal Scream, North Mississippi Allstars, Lucinda Williams, Ana Popović and Katharine McPhee.
After completing high school in Memphis Tennessee and attending theatre school, Marshall was engaged by the year-round Off-Broadway repertory company, Light Opera of Manhattan, where she performed leading roles in operettas for nearly six years. In 1990, she returned to Memphis, where she co-founded southern soul band, The Mother Station, began writing songs and soon became a backup vocalist for well-known artists, contributing vocals to dozens of albums. Her songs and collaborations have been recorded by well-known artists, and she has released three well regarded solo albums.
Marshall was born in Utah, but during primary school she lived in Eugene, Oregon, Whittier, California and later Albuquerque, New Mexico. She exhibited musical talent as a child, which was nurtured by her musical family. Her father sang in barbershop quartets, and her grandmother was a soprano singer and pianist. Dave Meniketti of Y&T is her cousin by marriage.[2] In 1977, she became the youngest member in the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera's production of Oklahoma!.[3]
Just before high school, her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where in 1982 she graduated Germantown High School,[1] which her parents picked for its outstanding arts department.[3] In 1983, Marshall received a scholarship to the United States International University in San Diego, California, which she attended for one year. She then moved to New York City and attended a summer at Circle in the Square Theatre School.
