Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Gaye's Motown songs include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973) and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company.
On April 1, 1984, on the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in Western Heights, Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation. Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Traumatized, a tortured and divided soul…a musical genius.
Here is a live potpourri of many of Marvin Gaye’s classic songs.
Tracklist:
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. What’s Going On
3. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
4. Let’s Get It On
5. Trouble Man
6. Motown Medley
7. Got To Give It Up
8. After The Dance
9. Mercy Mercy Me
10. A Funky Space Reincarnation
11. Distant Lover
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Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Gaye's Motown songs include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973) and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company.
On April 1, 1984, on the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in Western Heights, Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation. Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Traumatized, a tortured and divided soul…a musical genius.
Here is a live potpourri of many of Marvin Gaye’s classic songs.
Tracklist:
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. What’s Going On
3. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
4. Let’s Get It On
5. Trouble Man
6. Motown Medley
7. Got To Give It Up
8. After The Dance
9. Mercy Mercy Me
10. A Funky Space Reincarnation
11. Distant Lover
I do not own the rights to the material featured here. For educational and entertainment purposes only.
This is protected by the RED, the BLACK, and the GREEN!!!