Marshall Crenshaw Thank You Rock Fans!

"Marshall launched his original trio in New York with his brother Robert on drums and Chris Donato on bass, recording Something’s Gonna Happen for Alan Betrock’s Shake Records in 1981. Soon afterwards, the trio was signed to Warner Bros. Records and his debut album, simply titled

Marshall Crenshaw , was released in 1982 and included his biggest hit, “Someday Someway.” Robert Gordon took the song to #76 in 1981 and Crenshaw’s own version made #36 in 82. It would be Marshall’s only solo Billboard Top 40 Pop hit. On the Cash Box magazine chart, the song went to #31 and reached #25 on Billboard ’s Rock Tracks.

Despite his 4 subsequent WB studio albums not including hits, Marshall continued to record in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as write and record with other artists including Gin Blossoms (“‘Til I Hear From You”) and the reunited MC5. He penned the title track from the 2007 film Walk Hard starring John C. Reilly, with the song being nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In 2011, he began hosting a radio show called The Bottomless Pit on WFUV in New York, featuring his vast collection of music.

Although Marshall has released many live albums throughout his career, this newly discovered unreleased performance found in Warner Music’s vault was recorded while he was touring in support of his debut release in 1982 and includes several songs seeing their first release on any format."