Marshall Crenshaw (born November 11 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up in the suburb of Berkley. Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten, and got his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of the musical, Beatlemania. While in New York, he recorded a single for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, "Something's Gonna Happen," after which he was signed to Warner Bros. Records. Retro rocker Robert Gordon took Crenshaw's Someday, Someway to #76 in 1981, and Crenshaw's version made #36 the next year. Crenshaw's eponymous first album was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon release, proving him a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist. His second album, Field Day, sported a somewhat heavier sound which displeased some listeners, but Field Day is regarded by many critics as Crenshaw's best album