Marvin Gaye
Background information
Birth name	Marvin Pentz Gay Jr .
Born	April 2, 1939(1939-04-02) Washington, D.C., United States
Died	April 1, 1984 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, soul, quiet storm, funk, Motown, pop, reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion, clavinet
Years active	1957–1961 (groups) 1961–1984 (solo)
Label(s)	Motown (Tamla-Motown), Columbia
Associated acts	The Moonglows, Martha and the Vandellas, Tammi Terrell, The Originals, Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross, Harvey Fuqua

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Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer The Originals consisted of bass singer Freddie Gorman baritones Walter Gaines and C Mary Esther Wells ( May 13, 1943 &ndash July 26, 1992) was an American singer who sung a repertoire that included R&B Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 20, 1939, in Detroit Michigan) is an African American soul Singer Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Harvey Fuqua, born July 27, 1929 in Louisville Kentucky, is an African-American soul singer Songwriter, Record producer , April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an iconic two-time Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown record label in the 1960s and 1970s. 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In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Marvin began his career at Motown in 1961. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria He quickly became Motown's top solo male artist and scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and several hit duets with Tammi Terrell, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By", before moving on to his own form of musical self-expression. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" is a 1962 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You " is a 1965 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a R&B / soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is an R&B / soul Song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 " You're All I Need to Get By " is a song recorded by the American R&B / soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released Gaye is notable for fighting the hit-making, but creatively restrictive, Motown record-making process, in which performers and songwriters and record producers were generally kept in separate camps. ^[1]

With his successful 1971 album What's Going On and subsequent releases including Trouble Man (1972) and Let's Get It On (1973), Gaye, who was a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, proved that he could write and/or produce his own albums without having to rely on the Motown system. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Trouble Man is a Soundtrack album by soul singer Marvin Gaye, released December 8, 1972 on Motown-subsidary label Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end He is also known for his environmentalism, perhaps most evident in his song "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)". Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology " was the second single from Marvin Gaye 's legendary 1971 album What's Going On.

During the 1970s, Gaye would release several other notable albums, including Let's Get It On and I Want You, and had hits with singles such as "Let's Get It On", "Got to Give It Up", and, in the early 1980s, "Sexual Healing". Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary I Want You is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 16, 1976 on the Motown-subsidiary " Let's Get It On " is a song and Hit single by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released June 15, 1973 on Motown-subsidiary " Got to Give It Up " is a 1977 hit single recorded by American Soul music legend Marvin Gaye. " Sexual Healing " is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label Before his death, Gaye won two Grammy Awards: one for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and one for Best Instrumental Recording for the single, Sexual Healing on February 23, 1983 on the Grammy Awards 25th Anniversary. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. " Sexual Healing " is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. The 25th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year By the time of his death in 1984 at the hands of his clergyman father, Gaye had become one of the most influential artists of the soul music area. A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. In 1996, Gaye was awarded with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on its 38th Anniversary ceremony. The year 1996 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1996. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding The 38th Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year

Marvin's career has been described as one that "spanned the entire history of rhythm and blues from fifties doo-wop to eighties contemporary soul. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s "^[2] Critics have also stated that Gaye's musical output "signified the development of black music from raw rhythm and blues, through sophisticated soul to the political awareness of the 1970s and increased concentration on personal and sexual politics thereafter. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. " ^[3]

Biography

Early life and career

Gaye was born at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C.. Freedman's Hospital was a hospital in Washington DC originally established in 1862 by the Union Army to treat former slaves during the American Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D He was the first son and second eldest of four children to minister Rev. Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. and schoolteacher/housekeeper Alberta Cooper. The Reverend Marvin Pentz Gay Sr ( October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Fundamentalist minister of the Sisters Jeanne and Zeola, younger brother Frankie and Marvin lived in the segregated section of Washington, D. Frances Gay (better known as Frankie Gaye) ( November 15, 1941 - December 30, 2001) was a singer and younger brother of music C. 's Deanwood neighborhood in the northeastern section of the city. Deanwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington DC, bounded by Eastern Avenue to the northeast Kenilworth Avenue to the northwest and Nannie Helen Burroughs As a teen, he caddied at Norbeck Country Club in Olney, Maryland. Gaye's father preached in a Seventh-day Adventist Church sect called the House of God, which went by a strict code of conduct and mixed teachings of Orthodox Judaism and Pentecostalism. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance The Church of God House of Prayer is a Pentecostal holiness body of Christians. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism As a child growing up in his father's church, Marvin started singing and playing instruments in the choir. During his time in high school, Marvin began listening to doo-wop and joined the DC Tones as a drummer^[4]. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s After dropping out of Cardozo High School, Gaye joined the United States Air Force. Cardozo Senior High School is a secondary school at 13th and Clifton Street in northwest Washington D After faking mental illness^[5], he was discharged because he refused to follow orders. ^[6]

After dropping out of the Air Forces in 1957, Gaye began his music career in several doo wop groups, settling on The Marquees, a popular D. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s C. group. With Bo Diddley, The Marquees released a single, "Wyatt Earp", in 1957 on Okeh Records and were then recruited by Harvey Fuqua to become The Moonglows. Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Okeh Records began as an Independent record label based in the United States of America in Harvey Fuqua, born July 27, 1929 in Louisville Kentucky, is an African-American soul singer Songwriter, Record producer The Moonglows were an influential American R&B and Doo-wop group based in Cleveland Ohio. "Mama Loocie", released in 1959 on Chess Records, was Gaye's first single with the Moonglows and his first recorded lead. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. After a concert in Detroit, the "new" Moonglows disbanded and Fuqua introduced Gaye to Motown Records president Berry Gordy. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown He signed Gaye first as a session drummer for acts such as The Miracles, The Contours, Martha and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes and others, most notably playing drums on The Marvelettes' 1961 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" and Little Stevie Wonder's live version of 1963 hit, "Fingertips Pt. 2", both singles reached the number one spot of the pop singles chart. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable The Contours were one of the early soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown The Marvelettes were an American singing Girl group on the Motown label The Marvelettes were an American singing Girl group on the Motown label " Please Mr Postman " was the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown) label notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an " Fingertips " is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown 's Tamla label

After starting his recording career at Motown, he changed his name from Marvin Gay to Marvin Gaye, adding the 'e' to separate himself from his father's name, to stop ongoing gossip about his sexuality, and to imitate his idol, Sam Cooke, who also added an 'e' to his last name. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and ^[7] Marvin had wanted to record for the label but Motown president Berry Gordy had apprehensions about recording for the singer due to the fact that Marvin was not used to following orders on what the label wanted for him to do. According to a VH-1 documentary, Marvin's then-girlfriend and Berry's sister Anna Gordy, convinced Berry to sign Marvin after Berry agreed to let him record a contemporary pop record of jazz-styled ballads and standards. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Anna Gordy Gaye (born 1922 is an African-American Songwriter and Composer, and is better known as the eldest sister of Motown founder

Marvin Gaye on the cover of his 1966 album, Moods of Marvin Gaye. Moods of Marvin Gaye is a 1966 album recorded by Marvin Gaye for the Tamla ( Motown) label

Early success

Popular and well-liked around Motown, Gaye already carried himself in a sophisticated, gentlemanly manner and had little need of training from Motown's in-house Artist Development director, Maxine Powell, though the singer did take Powell's advice on not performing with his eyes closed, as if "to appear that he wasn't asleep"^[8]. In June of 1961, Gaye issued his first solo recording, The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, which was the first album issued by the Motown record label besides The Miracles' Hi... We're The Miracles Featuring Broadway standards and jazz-rendered show tunes with few rock/R&B-oriented tunes, the record failed to chart. The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye was Marvin Gaye 's 1961 debut album and the first long-playing album ever released by Motown. The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable Hi We're The Miracles is the first album by the Motown soul group The Miracles, released on Motown's Tamla label in the summer of 1961. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A show tune is a Popular song originally written as part of the score of a "show" (or stage musical, especially if the piece in question has become After arguing over direction of his career with Gordy, Gaye eventually agreed to conform to record the more R&B-rooted sounds of his label mates and contemporaries issuing three singles that were written by Gordy. His first single release, "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide", built upon a Ray Charles vibe, failed to chart as did the follow-ups, "Sandman" and "A Soldier's Plea", each released in 1962. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Ironically, Gaye would find his first success as a co-songwriter on the Marvelettes' 1962 hit, "Beechwood 4-5789". " Beechwood 4-5789 " is a 1962 single released by Motown Girl group The Marvelettes on the Tamla label Finally in the fall of 1962, the single, "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", brought Gaye success on the R&B chart. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" is a 1962 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. The record, co-written by Gaye and produced by friend William "Mickey" Stevenson, featuring Martha and the Vandellas (then known as The Vells, the group would sing background on Marvin's 1963 album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow), was an autobiographical jab at Gaye's nonchalant moody behavior, became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B Songs chart. William "Mickey" Stevenson was a Songwriter and Record producer for the Motown Records group of labels from the early days of Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown That Stubborn Kinda Fellow is an album by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1962 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.

The single would be followed by his first Top 40 singles "Hitch Hike", "Pride and Joy" and "Can I Get a Witness", all of which were charted successes for Gaye in 1963. This article is about a song for other uses see Hitchhiking (disambiguation. " Pride and Joy " is a 1963 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label " Can I Get a Witness? " was a 1963 hit song by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla ( Motown) label Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The success continued with the 1964 singles "You Are a Wonderful One" (which featured background work by The Supremes), "Try It Baby" (which featured backgrounds from The Temptations), "Baby Don't You Do It" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", which became his signature song. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. "You Are a Wonderful One" is a propulsive soul single recorded and released by soul singer Marvin Gaye in 1964 The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes "Try It Baby" is a slow Bluesy ballad recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1964 The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful " Baby Don't You Do It " is a 1964 single by American singer Marvin Gaye. " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You " is a 1965 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. During this early success, Gaye contributed to writing Martha and the Vandellas' 1964 smash, "Dancing in the Street". " Dancing in the Street " is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. His work with Smokey Robinson on the 1966 album, Moods of Marvin Gaye, spawned two consecutive top ten singles in "I'll Be Doggone" and "Ain't That Peculiar", both of which became the singer's first Billboard charted number-one hits of his career peaking at the top spot on the R&B singles chart. William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Moods of Marvin Gaye is a 1966 album recorded by Marvin Gaye for the Tamla ( Motown) label " I'll Be Doggone " is a 1965 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and released on the Tamla label " Ain't That Peculiar " is a 1965 song recorded by American Soul musician Marvin Gaye for the Tamla (Motown label Marvin's early success granted him teen idol status as he became a favorite on the teen-based shows, American Bandstand, Shindig!, Hullaballoo and The Mike Douglas Show, he also became one of the few Motown artists to perform at the Copacabana. ‎ Teen idols refers to someone idolized by teens a teen idol is often young but in many cases no longer teenaged American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark Shindig! is an American music variety show which aired on the ABC network from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966 The Mike Douglas Show was an American daytime Television Talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that ran from 1961 to 1982 A live album from the Copacabana show wouldn't be issued for three decades.

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in a 1967 promotional picture. Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer

Tammi Terrell

Main article: Tammi Terrell

A number of Gaye's hits for Motown were songs with female artists, such as Kim Weston and Mary Wells; the first Gaye/Wells album, 1964's Together, was Gaye's first charting album. Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 20, 1939, in Detroit Michigan) is an African American soul Singer Mary Esther Wells ( May 13, 1943 &ndash July 26, 1992) was an American singer who sung a repertoire that included R&B Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Together was the first and only album released by the duo team of American Motown artists Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells However, it was Marvin's work with Tammi Terrell that became the most popular and memorable. Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer Terrell and Gaye had a good rapport and their first album together, 1967's United, birthed the massive hits "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (later covered by Diana Ross and more recently, by former Doobie Brothers singer, Michael McDonald) and "Your Precious Love". Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is an R&B / soul Song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952, in St Louis Missouri) is an American R&B / soul Singer and Songwriter " Your Precious Love " is a Popular song that was a 1967 hit for Motown singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Real life couple Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson provided the writing and production for the Gaye/Terrell records. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in While Gaye and Terrell themselves were not lovers -- though rumors persist that they may have been -- they convincingly portrayed lovers on record. Indeed, Gaye sometimes claimed that for the durations of the songs he was in love with her. On October 14, 1967, Terrell collapsed into Gaye's arms on stage while they were performing at the Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) homecoming in Hampton, Virginia (located in Virginia's Tidewater region) (not at Hampden-Sydney College, located in mid-state Virginia). Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton Virginia, United States. Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton Virginia, United States. Homecoming, welcoming back of former residents and alumni is a tradition in many universities, Colleges and High schools in North America The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney Virginia. She was later diagnosed with a brain tumor and her health continued to deteriorate. A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons

Motown decided to try and carry on with the Gaye/Terrell recordings, issuing the You're All I Need album in 1968, which featured the hits "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". You're All I Need is the second Studio album by soul musicians Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released in August of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing " is a 1968 single released by American R&B / soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell " You're All I Need to Get By " is a song recorded by the American R&B / soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released By the time of the final Gaye/Terrell album, Easy in 1969, Terrell's vocals were performed mostly by Valerie Simpson. Easy is an Album released by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell on September 16, 1969 under the Tamla Records label Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Two tracks on Easy were archived Terrell solo songs with Gaye's vocals overdubbed onto them.

Terrell's illness put Gaye in a depression; when his song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (sample (help·info)), previously recorded in 1967 by Gladys Knight & The Pips, became his first #1 hit and the biggest selling single in Motown history to that point with four million copies sold, he refused to acknowledge his success, feeling that it was undeserved. In the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to both expected and pathologically chronic or severe " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a R&B / soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong His work with producer Norman Whitfield, who produced "Grapevine", resulted in similar success with the singles "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" and "That's the Way Love Is". Norman Jesse Whitfield ( May 12, 1940  &ndash September 16, 2008) was an American Songwriter and producer, best "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" is a Motown song written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, and Janie Bradford. "That's the Way Love Is" is a 1967 Tamla ( Motown) single recorded by The Isley Brothers and produced by Norman Whitfield, later covered Meanwhile, Gaye's marriage with Anna was crumbling and he continued to feel irrelevant, singing endlessly about love while popular music underwent a revolution and began addressing social and political issues. Wanting creative control, Marvin sought to produce singles for Motown session band The Originals, whose Gaye-produced hit singles, "Baby I'm For Real" and "The Bells", brought needed success. The Originals consisted of bass singer Freddie Gorman baritones Walter Gaines and C "Baby I'm For Real" is a soul ballad written by Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye, produced by Marvin and recorded and released by American "The Bells" is a 1970 single recorded by The Originals for Motown Records ' Soul label produced by Marvin Gaye and co-written by Gaye his wife

Marvin Gaye on the cover of his seminal 1971 album, What's Going On. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label

What's Going On

Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumor on March 16, 1970. Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Devastated by her death, Marvin was so emotional at her funeral that he'd talk to the remains as if she were going to respond. Gaye subsequently went into seclusion, and did not perform in concert for nearly two years. Gaye told friends that he had thought of quitting music, at one point trying out for the American football team the Detroit Lions (where he met acquaintances Mel Farr and Lem Barney), but after the success of his productions with the Originals, Gaye was confident to make his own musical statement. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Melvin Farr (born November 3, 1944 in Beaumont Texas) is a former American football player Lemuel Joseph Barney (born September 8, 1945, in Gulfport Mississippi) is a former American Football Cornerback who played for the As a result, he entered the studio on June 1, 1970 and recorded the songs "What's Going On", "God is Love", and "Sad Tomorrows" - an early version of "Flying High (In the Friendly Sky)". Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " What's Going On " is a song written by Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye.

Gaye wanted to release "What's Going On". " What's Going On " is a song written by Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye. Motown head Berry Gordy refused, however, calling the single "uncommercial". "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Gaye refused to record any more until Gordy gave in and the song became a surprise hit in January 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Gordy subsequently requested an entire album of similar tracks from Gaye.

The What's Going On album became one of the highlights of Gaye's career and is today his best-known work. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Both in terms of sound (influenced by funk and jazz) and lyrical content (heavily spiritual), it was a major departure from his earlier Motown work. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Two more of its singles, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", became Top 10 pop hits and #1 R&B hits. " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology " was the second single from Marvin Gaye 's legendary 1971 album What's Going On. " Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler " is a song by Marvin Gaye, released as the third and final single from his 1971 landmark album What's The album became one of the most memorable soul albums of all time and, based upon its themes, the concept album became the next new frontier for soul music. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. It has been called "the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices". Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. ^[9]

Marvin Gaye on the cover of his 1973 album, Let's Get It On. Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary

Continued success in music

After the success of What's Going On, Motown renegotiated a new contract with Marvin that allowed him creative control, the deal was worth $1 million, making Gaye the highest-earning black artist in music history at the time^[10]. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Around the same time, Marvin moved from Detroit to Los Angeles in 1972 after being offered a chance to write the score to a blaxploitation film. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blaxploitation is a Film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many Exploitation films were made that targeted the urban Writing, arranging and producing for the movie Trouble Man, Marvin issued the soundtrack and "title song" in 1972 and the soundtrack as well as the single became hits with the single peaking at the top ten in early 1973. For the sountrack album see Trouble Man (album. Trouble Man is a 1972 Blaxploitation Film produced Trouble Man is a Soundtrack album by soul singer Marvin Gaye, released December 8, 1972 on Motown-subsidary label "Trouble Man" is a 1972 hit single for American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Tamla ( Motown) label Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. After going over a difficult period of where to go next in his career, Marvin decided to switch topics from social to sensual with the release of Let's Get It On (sample (help·info)) in 1973. Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The album was a rare departure for the singer for its blatant sensual appeal inspired by the success of What's Going On and Marvin's need to produce himself in his own way. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Yielded by the smash title track and standout tracks such as "Come Get to This", "You Sure Love to Ball" and "Distant Lover", Let's Get It On became Marvin Gaye's biggest selling album during his lifetime, surpassing What's Going On. " Let's Get It On " is a song and Hit single by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released June 15, 1973 on Motown-subsidiary " Come Get to This " is a 1973 hit for American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla ( Motown) label "You Sure Love to Ball" is a song by Marvin Gaye, released in 1974 " Distant Lover " is the sixth song issued on singer Marvin Gaye 's 1973 album Let's Get It On and was later issued as a live recording in Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Also, with the title track, Gaye broke his own record at Motown by surpassing the sales of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a R&B / soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong The album would be later hailed as "a record unparalleled in its sheer sensuality and carnal energy. "^[11]

Gaye began working on his final duet album, this time for Diana Ross for the Diana & Marvin project, an album of duets that began recording in 1972, while Ross was pregnant with her second child. Diana & Marvin is a Duets album by soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 Gaye refused to sing if he couldn't smoke in the studio, so the duet album was recorded by overdubbing Ross and Gaye at separate studio session dates. Released in the fall of 1973, the album yielded the US Top 20 hit singles "You're a Special Part of Me and "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" as well as the UK versions of The Stylistics's "You Are Everything" at #5 and "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" at #25, respectively. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "You're a Special Part of Me" was a successful duet single for soul singers and Motown label mates Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, released " My Mistake (Was to Love You " is a song recorded as a Duet by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye. The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s "You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. "Stop Look Listen (To Your Heart" was a popular hit for Philly soul group The Stylistics in 1971 and was re-released as a hit duet cover for

In 1976, Gaye released the I Want You LP, which yielded the number-one R&B single, "I Want You" and the modest charter, "After the Dance. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. I Want You is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 16, 1976 on the Motown-subsidiary " I Want You " is a 1976 hit song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and released on the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records This article is about the 1976 song For the Terence Rattigan play see After the Dance "After the Dance" is a Slow jam " and produced erotic album tracks such as "Since I Had You" and "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" with its musical productions gearing Gaye towards more funky material. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul

The cover of Marvin Gaye's 1981 album, In Our Lifetime where Marvin openly complained of Motown's rush-release of the album leaving to his exit out of the label a year later. In Our Lifetime is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released January 15, 1981 on Motown-subsidiary label

"Got to Give It Up" and his final days at Motown

In 1977, Gaye released the seminal funk single, "Got to Give It Up", which went to number-one on the pop, R&B and dance singles charts simultaneously and helped his Live at the London Palladium album sell over two million copies and become one of the top ten best-selling albums of the year. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul " Got to Give It Up " is a 1977 hit single recorded by American Soul music legend Marvin Gaye. Live at the London Palladium is a live Double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 15, 1977 The following year, after divorcing his first wife, Anna, he agreed to remit a portion of his salary and sales of his upcoming album to his ex for alimony. Alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by Law in many countries that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute The result was 1978's Here, My Dear, which addressed the sour points of his marriage to Anna and almost led to Anna filing an invasion of privacy against Marvin, though she later reversed that decision. Here My Dear is a studio Double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released December 15, 1978 on That album tanked on the charts (despite its later critical reevaluation) however, and Gaye struggled to sell a record. By 1979, besieged by tax problems and drug addictions, Gaye filed for bankruptcy and moved to Hawaii where he lived in a bread van. Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the In 1980, he signed with British promoter Jeffrey Kruger to do concerts overseas with the promised highlight of a Royal Command Performance at London's Drury Lane in front of Princess Margaret. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Gaye failed to make the stage on time and by the time he came, everyone had left. While in London, Marvin worked on In Our Lifetime?, a complex and deeply personal record. In Our Lifetime is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released January 15, 1981 on Motown-subsidiary label When Motown issued the album in 1981, Gaye was livid: he accused Motown of editing and remixing the album without his consent, releasing an unfinished song ("Far Cry"), altering the album art he requested and removing the question mark from the title (thus muting its intended irony). A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version A special edition of the album was released in early 2008.

Comeback and sudden death

After being offered a chance to clear things out in Ostend, Belgium, he permanently moved there in 1981. ||-||-||} Ostend  (  Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Still upset over Motown's hasty decision to release In Our Lifetime, he negotiated a release from the label and signed with Columbia Records in 1982, releasing Midnight Love that year. In Our Lifetime is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released January 15, 1981 on Motown-subsidiary label Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Midnight Love is the final studio album recorded and issued by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and was the singer's first release from The album included Marvin's final big hit, "Sexual Healing" (sample (help·info)). " Sexual Healing " is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label The song gave Gaye his first two Grammy Awards (Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, Best R&B Instrumental) in February 1983. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The following year, he won a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance again, this time for the Midnight Love album itself. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In February 1983, Gaye gave an emotional performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at the NBA All-Star Game, held at The Forum in Inglewood, California, accompanied by a drum machine. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an In March, 1983, he gave his final performance in front of his old mentor and label for Motown 25, performing "What's Going On". Motown 25 Yesterday Today Forever was a 1983 Television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown He then embarked on a U. S. tour to support his album. The tour, ending in August 1983, was plagued by health problems and Gaye's bouts with depression, and fear over an alleged attempt on his life.

When the tour ended, he isolated himself by moving into his parents' house. He threatened to commit suicide several times after numerous bitter arguments with his father, Marvin Sr. On April 1, 1984, one day before his forty-fifth birthday, Gaye's father shot and killed him after an argument that had started after Marvin's parents argued over misplaced business documents. The Reverend Marvin Pentz Gay Sr ( October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Fundamentalist minister of the Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ironically, Marvin was killed by a gun he had offered to his father. Marvin Sr. was sentenced to six years of probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Charges of first-degree murder were dropped after doctors discovered Marvin Sr. had a brain tumor. The Reverend Marvin Pentz Gay Sr ( October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Fundamentalist minister of the Spending his final years in a retirement home, he died of pneumonia in 1998. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal After some posthumous releases cemented his memory in the popular consciousness, Gaye was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States He later was inducted to Hollywood's Rock Walk in 1989 and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990. Guitar Center is the largest chain of Musical instrument retailers in the world and is located throughout the United States. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Marvin Gaye on the cover of his 1982 album, Midnight Love. Midnight Love is the final studio album recorded and issued by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and was the singer's first release from

Personal life

Gaye married twice. His first marriage was to Berry Gordy Jr. 's sister, Anna Gordy (she was seventeen years his senior), who inspired some of Gaye's earlier hits including "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" and "You Are a Wonderful One". "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" is a 1962 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. "You Are a Wonderful One" is a propulsive soul single recorded and released by soul singer Marvin Gaye in 1964 Gaye and Anna Gordy adopted a son, Marvin Pentz Gaye III (born in November 1965). Troubled from the start, the marriage imploded after Gaye began courting Janis Hunter (seventeen years younger), the seventeen-year-old daughter of hipster jazz icon Slim Gaillard, in 1973 following the release of his Let's Get It On album. Janis Gaye (born Janis Elizabeth Hunter on January 5 1956 in Los Angeles California) is a Singer and Actress. Bulee "Slim" Gaillard ( January 4, 1916 &ndash February 26, 1991) was an American jazz singer songwriter pianist and guitarist Let's Get It On is a Studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28 1973 on the Motown-subsidiary Hunter was also an inspiration to Gaye's music, particularly his entire post-What's Going On/Trouble Man period which included Let's Get It On and I Want You. What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Trouble Man is a Soundtrack album by soul singer Marvin Gaye, released December 8, 1972 on Motown-subsidary label Their relationship produced two children, Nona Marvisa Gaye (b. Nona Marvisa Gaye is an American Singer, former fashion model, and screen Actress. September 4, 1974) and Frankie Christian Gaye (b. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself November 16, 1975). Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Marvin and Janis married after Marvin's divorce from Anna was finalized. Shortly after their October 1977 wedding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, however, they separated due to growing tensions between them, finally divorcing in February 1981. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana.

In 1982 Gaye became involved with Lady Edith Foxwell, former wife of the British movie director Ivan Foxwell, and spent much time with her at Sherston, her Wiltshire estate. At the time Lady Edith, born into the Irish aristocracy, ran the then highly fashionable Embassy Club and was referred to in the media as "the queen of London cafe society. " The story of their affair was told by writer Stan Hey in the April 2004 issue of GQ magazine. The report quoted writer/composer Bernard J. Taylor as saying he was told by Lady Edith that she and Gaye had discussed marriage before he was killed by his father. Bernard J Taylor is the writer and composer of six stage musicals that have been produced around the world and translated into German Romanian Polish Hungarian Spanish and Italian

After Gaye's death, two of his children followed in his footsteps and joined the entertainment field: his oldest son, Marvin Pentz Gaye III became a record producer and has control of his estate, while Gaye's only daughter, Nona, became a model, an actress and a singer.

Legacy, tributes and award recognitions

Even before Gaye died, tributes had been made to him. In 1983 the British group Spandau Ballet recorded the single "True" as a partial tribute to both Gaye and the Motown sound he helped establish. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a " True " is the title track from Spandau Ballet 's 1983 album True. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. A year after his death, The Commodores made reference to Gaye's death in their 1985 song Nightshift as did the Violent Femmes in their 1988 song "See My Ships". The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) "Nightshift" is a 1985 hit song by The Commodores, featured on the album with the same name The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. Motown alum Diana Ross also paid tribute with her Top 10 pop single "Missing You" (1985), as did Teena Marie, also a former Motown artist, with her album track "My Dear Mr. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire " Missing You " is a 1984 song recorded by pop singer Diana Ross. Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert on March 5, 1956) is an American Grammy Award -nominated Singer / Songwriter Gaye". The soul band Maze featuring Frankie Beverly recorded the tribute song, "Silky Soul" (1989), in honor of their late mentor. Maze a soul / Quiet storm band, was established in San Francisco in the early 1970s Frankie Beverly (born Howard Beverly 6 December 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Singer, founder, producer He was also mentioned in the next-to-last choral verse of George Michael's record, "John and Elvis Are Dead", featured on his album, Patience. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning " John and Elvis Are Dead " is a single released by dance pop artist George Michael as the last single from his album Patience. Patience is a 2004 commercially successful Album by George Michael.

In 1992, the Israeli artist Izahr Asdot dedicated to Gaye his song "Eesh Hashokolad" [chocolate man]. In 1995, certain artists including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Speech of the group Arrested Development and Gaye's own daughter Nona, paid tribute to Gaye with the MTV-assisted tribute album, Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye, which also included a documentary of the same name that aired on MTV. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Arrested Development is a Grammy Award -winning American Alternative hip hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Inner City Blues the Music of Marvin Gaye (also known as Inner City Blues A Tribute to Marvin Gaye) is a Tribute album to soul singer Marvin Gaye In 1999, R&B artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Brian McKnight and Will Downing paid their respects to Gaye in a tribute album, Marvin Is 60. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974) better known by his Stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning African Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul Brian McKnight (born June 5 1969) is a Grammy-nominated American Singer, Songwriter, arranger producer, pop Will Downing (b 1963, Brooklyn New York) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and producer. In October 2001, an all-star cover of "What's Going On", produced by Jermaine Dupri, was issued as a benefit single, credited to "Artists Against AIDS Worldwide". Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. The single, which was a reaction to the tragedy of the September 11, 2001 attacks^[12],^[13] as well as to the AIDS crisis, featured contributions from a plethora of stars, including Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, Nelly Furtado, Alicia Keys, Aaron Lewis of the rock group StainD, Nas, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, P. Diddy, ?uestlove of The Roots, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, record producer actor and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Aaron Lewis, (born April 13 1972 in Rutland, Vermont) is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Alternative metal group Staind is an American Hard rock group from Springfield, Massachusetts, including lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt ^[14] The "What's Going On" cover also featured Nona, who sang one of the song's memorable lines, Father, father/we don't need to escalate.

In 1987, Marvin was inducted posthumously to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Marvin's first wife Anna Gordy and son Marvin III accepting for Marvin. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States He was later given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that In 1996, he was posthumously awarded with the Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement Award and was honored in song by admirers Annie Lennox and Seal. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #18 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[15]

Throughout his long career, Gaye scored a total of forty-one Top 40 hit singles on Billboard's Pop Singles chart between 1963 and 2001, sixty top forty R&B singles chart hits from 1962 to 2001, eighteen Top Ten pop singles on the pop chart, thirty-eight Top 10 singles on the R&B chart (according to latest figures from Joel Whitburns Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004), three number-one pop hits and thirteen number-one R&B hits and tied with Michael Jackson in total as well as the fourth biggest artist of all-time to spend the most weeks at the number-one spot on the R&B singles chart (52 weeks). The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry In all, Gaye produced a total of sixty-seven singles on the Billboard charts in total spanning five decades including five posthumous releases. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

The year a remix of Marvin's "Let's Get It On" was released to urban adult contemporary radio, "Let's Get It On" was certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units, making it the best-selling single of all time on Motown in the United States. Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music similar to an Urban contemporary format "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" holds the title of the best-selling international Motown single of all time, with high sales explained by a re-release in Europe following a Levi's 501 Jeans commercial in 1986. " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a R&B / soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong Jeans are Trousers made from Denim. Mainly designed for work, they became popular among Teenagers starting in the 1950s.

In 2005, rock group A Perfect Circle released "What's Going On" as part of an anti-war CD titled eMOTIVe. A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan The next year, it was announced that rock group the Strokes was going to cover Marvin's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" on their next album. " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology " was the second single from Marvin Gaye 's legendary 1971 album What's Going On. In October 2005, a discussion was delivered at Marvin's hometown of Washington, D.C.'s City Council to change the name of a park located at Marvin's childhood neighborhood from Watts Branch Park to Marvin Gaye Park and was soon offered so for $5 million to make the name change a reality. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of Washington D The park was renamed on April 2, 2006 on what would've been Marvin's sixty-seventh birthday. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

A documentary about Gaye's life and death - What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Story - was a UK/PBS USA co-production, directed by Jeremy Marre. Jeremy Marre is a Television director, writer and producer who founded Harcourt Films and has worked extensively around the world Gaye is referenced as one of the supernatural acts to appear in the short story and later television version of Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes in You Know They Got a Hell of a Band. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic You Know They Got a Hell of a Band is a short story by Stephen King.

A Marvin Gaye biopic, titled Marvin - The Marvin Gaye Story, is being set for production in 2008 by Producer Duncan McGillivray (Chairman of Film by Humans Production Co. , LLC) with F. Gary Gray, the director of The Italian Job as the director and singer Roberta Flack supervising on the music^[16]. Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969 in New York New York) is an American Music video and Film director. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who is notable in the areas of Jazz It will be a full-scale, $40 million dollar biopic of the entire life story of Gaye with all the key Motown and family members in Marvin's life. Another biopic, which was currently in the works, titled Sexual Healing, is set to start filming in April of this year with Jesse L. Martin playing Gaye, with Sopranos star James Gandolfini playing Marvin's mentor Freddy Couseart^[17]. ---- Jesse Lamont Martin (born Jesse Lamont Watkins, January 18, 1969) is an American Theatre, Film, and Television The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. James J Gandolfini Jr (born September 18, 1961) is a Golden Globe, three-time Emmy and five-time Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Gandolfini recently announced that he would be producing the film through his Attaboy Films company.

A play co-composed by Gaye's baby sister Zeola about the singer is currently playing. On June 19, 2007, Hip-O Records reissued Marvin's final Motown album, In Our Lifetime as an expanded two-disc edition titled In Our Lifetime?: The Love Man Sessions, bringing back the original title with the question mark intact and included a different mix of the album, which was recorded in London and also including the original songs from the Love Man album, which were in fact songs that were later edited lyrically for the songs that made the In Our Lifetime album. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hip-O Records is a Record label, currently part of Universal Music Group, which specializes in reissues and compilations The same label released a deluxe edition of Marvin's Here, My Dear album, which included a re-sequencing of tracks from the album from producers such as Salaam Remi and Bootsy Collins. Here My Dear is a studio Double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released December 15, 1978 on Salaam Gibbs, better known as Salaam Remi, is a hip hop producer and keyboard player known for his association with Nas and his Reggae William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer

Discography

For further information, see: Marvin Gaye discography. This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by American R&B / Soul legend Marvin Gaye.

Sound clips

Filmography

• 1965: The T.A.M.I. Show (documentary)
• 1969: The Ballad of Andy Crocker (television movie)
• 1971: Chrome & Hot Leather (television movie)
• 1972: Trouble Man (cameo; soundtrack)
• 1973: Save the Children (documentary)

Marvin Gaye in Popular Culture

• Mention is made of Marvin and his daughter, Nona Gaye, in the novel "Just A Baby" by Dell Black ^[18] on pages 122-123. The TAMI Show is a 1964 Concert film, released by American International Pictures. For the sountrack album see Trouble Man (album. Trouble Man is a 1972 Blaxploitation Film produced Nona Marvisa Gaye is an American Singer, former fashion model, and screen Actress.
• The Whispers and Bobby Brown mention Gaye in the lyrics of their songs "In the Mood" and "Roni", both written by Babyface
• From The Sopranos: Vito Spadafore on Uncle Junior: "He Marvin Gaye'd his own nephew. The Whispers are a long-established R&B / dance vocal group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5 1969) is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Corrado John Soprano Jr, played by Dominic Chianese, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Da boss of da family. "
• The lyric "war is not the answer" from "What's Going On" (1971) appears on bumper stickers and lawn signs to this date. " What's Going On " is a song written by Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye.
• In "Keep Ya Head Up" by 2Pac, the lyrics in the second verse of the song are "I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me, he had me feelin' like black was the thing to be. Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper "
• In Stephen King's novel "The Waste Lands", Jake's father has a Marvin Gaye poster hanging in his study.
• In the song "Hoerst Du mich" by German hip hop band Fettes Brot, the first verse is dedicated to Marvin Gaye. Fettes Brot ˈbʀoːt}} is a German hip hop group founded in 1992. ^[19]

References

Further reading

• Garofalo, Reebee (1997). Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the USA. Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 0-205-13703-2.  
• Gaye, Frankie with Basten, Fred E. (2003). Marvin Gaye: My Brother. Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-742-0
• Heron, W. Kim (April 8, 1984). Marvin Gaye: a life marked by complexity. Detroit Free Press.
• Posner, Gerald (2002). Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50062-6.
• Ritz, David (1986). Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. Cambridge, Mass: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81191-X
• Ward, Ed, Geoffrey Stokes and Ken Tucker (1986). Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll. Rolling Stone Press. ISBN 0-671-54438-1.  
• Gambaccini, Paul (1987). The Top 100 Rock 'n' Roll Albums of All Time. New York: Harmony Books.
• My Brother Marvin: The Play by Zeola Gaye
• Dyson, Michael Eric (2004). Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves, and Demons of Marvin Gaye. New York/Philadelphia: Basic Civitas. ISBN 0-465-01769-X.
• Turner, Steve (1998). Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-7181-4112-1

See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

External links

Main links

• All Music Guide page on Marvin Gaye
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame page on Marvin Gaye
• History of Rock page on Marvin Gaye
• Rolling Stone page on Marvin Gaye

Informational links

• Marvin Gaye, Jr (1939 - 1984) - Find A Grave Memorial
• Marvin Gaye Park
• Marvin Gaye's Father and Killer Dies (BBC News)
• Additional archives