Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall, was born in the U.S state of Georgia 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 where, after 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.

Albums

Jukebox

Matador, 2008 | Reviewed by: Anthony Easton

In the middle of Cat Power’s new album of mostly other people’s songs, there are two dedicated to great performers, one she didn't write and the oth... read it