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Shawn Ellis Amos (born September 13, 1967) is an American songwriter, blues singer, record producer and digital marketing entrepreneur. His most well-known album, ''Thank You Shirl-ee May'', was released in 2005. It was written as an homage to his mother, a nightclub singer who performed under the stage name "Shirl-ee May".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 A 'Thank You' Note from Shawn Amos )〕 ==Personal background== Amos was born in New York, New York. He is the youngest son of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie founder Wally Amos and the only son of Shirlee Ellis (professionally known as Shirl-ee May in the early 1960s). Throughout Amos' childhood and adulthood, his mother suffered from schizoaffective disorder and ultimately committed suicide in 2003. The trauma of the event and his subsequent discovery of her early singing career were the inspiration behind his 2005 album release Thank You Shirl-ee May.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Musician SHAWN AMOS On The Ups, Downs Of Family Fame )〕 On January 19, 2011, The Huffington Post released the first installment of a four-part series chronicling his childhood in 1970s Los Angeles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood )〕 Amos sits on the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Board of Directors. Amos married actress Marta Martin in 1999. The couple have three children and reside in Los Angeles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shawn Amos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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