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Washington, D.C. (1958 – 1984)

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American and singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as “The Prince of Soul”, or “The Prince of Motown.” Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”, “Let’s Get It On” and “What’s Going On”. His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. was born in 1939 to Marvin Gay, Sr. and Alberta Gay in Washington, D.C… Gaye began his career in Motown in 1958, and soon became Motown’s top solo male artist. He scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them “Ain’t That Peculiar”, “Stubborn Kind Of Fellow”, and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”, as well as 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, 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.
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  • calonie_j

    One of the greatest in music. He was blessed in his musicality. That voice and that level of soul permeating through it...glad we can still listen. I am STILL mad at his daddy. Evil guy. Damnit!

    4 May 4:52am Reply

  • Fullmettall

    How High the Moon

    4 May 4:50am Reply

  • mk741

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dGdrP3pms Watching him live a few years before he died is incredible bizarre. He's a total train wreck on stage, yet even when he was plastered on coke (must of been frustrating to be in his band), still gave a brilliant performance.

    24 Apr 10:57pm Reply

  • muteoff

    The Man

    21 Apr 4:27am Reply

  • BoobyNoobie

    Sexual healing.

    14 Apr 11:24am Reply

  • Notorious_D

    the GOAT

    9 Apr 8:33pm Reply

  • satan_88_level

    ^_^

    3 Apr 1:36pm Reply

  • king-ofpop

    Happy birthday, Marvin! I love you.

    3 Apr 4:24am Reply

  • DavidSmith98

    Happy birthday, one of my all-time heroes. it saddens me so much that you are gone, but through your music you live on and i love you very much Marvin. What's Going On - what a statement on humanity, and things have gotten so much worse since then.

    2 Apr 11:07pm Reply

  • daniel_martman

    RIP Marvinnnn! though he will always be immortal

    2 Apr 12:45pm Reply

  • lindaelishakov

    rest in peace, Trouble Man...

    1 Apr 4:56pm Reply

  • Five_Long_Years

    Love his live work, especially with funk rhythm guitar.

    13 Mar 9:03pm Reply

  • Jay_Monster

    Sexual Healing, what an epic song of the 80's.

    21 Feb 12:13am Reply

  • Blondielil

    Uuuuhhhh baby....

    20 Feb 12:44pm Reply

  • a_ste

    the music of my childhood

    18 Feb 11:41pm Reply

  • Stacy84

    Greatest Of All TIME! Period. [2]

    1 Feb 4:37pm Reply

  • MelloSunshine

    Greatest Of All TIME! Period.

    1 Feb 6:54am Reply

  • LOVES-DESIRE

    Marvin Gaye .... His Music is .... I can't describe what his voice does to me .... Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - there has never be 2 singers that complicated each other .... So .... You could hear the Love .... Listening to Marvin is like falling in Love again .... Now I have it - that's what I feel when I hear Marvin's songs .... "You're All I Need To Get By"

    12 Jan 11:55pm Reply

  • d3vil0ck

    how is this mother fucker so smooth

    11 Jan 9:32pm Reply

  • DickBigems

    Marvin has the right music for any occasion. :) :(

    6 Jan 12:56am Reply
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