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Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Gaye, (Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. Washington, D.C., April 2, 1939 – Los Angeles, California, April 1, 1984) was a pop, soul, rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, arranger, musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer.
He gained international fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an artist on the Motown label. His best records are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
Gaye began his career in Motown in 1960, and soon became Motown’s top solo male artist. He 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.
Along with Stevie Wonder, 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. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What’s Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best albums of all time. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, could write and produce his own singles without having to rely on the Motown system.
He gained international fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an artist on the Motown label. His best records are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
Gaye began his career in Motown in 1960, and soon became Motown’s top solo male artist. He 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.
Along with Stevie Wonder, 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. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What’s Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best albums of all time. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, could write and produce his own singles without having to rely on the Motown system.
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What's Going On
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Motown's Greatest Hits
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The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye
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Midnight Love
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What's Going On
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Let's Get It On
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine
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Sexual Healing
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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
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What's Happening Brother
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God Is Love
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I Want You
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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
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Save The Children
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Right On
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Got To Give It Up
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Wholy Holy
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Shoutbox
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clubtrash wrote:
I give the greatest head!
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OmgItsNele wrote:
Let's get it on <3
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thesoulution28 wrote:
THE voice.
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uLance wrote:
Great!
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alan2610 wrote:
This man got me through my love torn teenage years and he's still with me,his "What's going on" album has to be one of his best
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Hellvis_69 wrote:
He's Gaye.
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TheLorenzo wrote:
hes a legend
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Batiste369 wrote:
I'm listen more to the new-school but Marvin's always been an idol for me :)
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2Serenity wrote:
Magnificent!
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iamcheryltweedy wrote:
mpg, ilu
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BlindWilliam wrote:
Recent marvinology.
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nolteCOD wrote:
awesome!
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timothyjamaal wrote:
Marvin's the greatest! :)
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Inci90 wrote:
my marvin [2]
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torbengee wrote:
... still dearly missed ...
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RnB_Gentleman wrote:
my marvin
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aligator0707 wrote:
he's just unmatchable...
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FunkyCini wrote:
I actually think that MG is a Divine Being. His staying on this planet earth has been short but wih no doubt he left a indelible mark. I'll continue to Love u Marvin forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Young_Pip wrote:
http://soundcloud.com/bip_bip/marvin-gaye-i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-bip-bip-remix
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A message from Harry W @ UMe
11 Oct 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/marvingaye70s
Just got this message in from Harry Weinger @ Univeral Music, the guy who's been putting together the deluxe editions and reissues of Marvin Gaye's albums the last few years:
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