Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Gaye
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Gaye in 1973
Born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
April 2, 1939
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died April 1, 1984 (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death Murder by gunshot
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • composer
Religion Pentecostal
Spouse(s) Anna Gordy (m. 1963–1977; divorced)
Janis Hunter (m. 1977–1981; divorced)
Children 3; including Nona Gaye
Parent(s) Marvin Gay Sr.
Alberta Gay
Relatives Frankie Gaye (brother)
Musical career
Genres
  • R&B
  • soul
  • psychedelic soul
  • funk
  • jazz
  • pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboard
  • drums
  • percussion
  • synthesizer
Years active 1959–1984
Labels
  • Tamla/Tamla-Motown
  • Columbia
Associated acts
  • Harvey Fuqua
  • Mary Wells
  • Kim Weston
  • Tammi Terrell
  • Diana Ross
  • The Funk Brothers
Website www.marvingayepage.net

Marvin Gaye (/ɡ/; born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Gaye helped to 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 hits, including "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul."

During the 1970s, he recorded the concept albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of their production company.

 

Gaye's later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo-soul. Following a period in Europe as a tax exile in the early 1980s, Gaye released the 1982 Grammy Award-winning hit "Sexual Healing" and its parent album Midnight Love.

 

On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., fatally shot him at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Since his death, many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors—including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (wikipedia)


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