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Marvin Gaye | |
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.jpg) 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 | Gunshot wounds |
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| Years active | 1957–1984 |
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| Children | 3, including Nona |
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| Discography | Marvin Gaye discography |
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Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)[1] was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. 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.
His later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul.[2] "Sexual Healing", released in 1982 on the album Midnight Love, won him his first two Grammy Awards.[3] Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; and on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train.[4]
On April 1, 1984, 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,[5][6] 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.[7]
- ^ Simmonds 2008, pp. 190–192.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (October 10, 1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide (Ratings 1–10) (1st edi. ed.). New York: Vintage Books. pp. 202–205. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. OCLC 32508105.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marvin Gaye". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Batchelor 2005, pp. 41–43.
- ^ Wedner, Diane (September 16, 2007). "Taking Over From Titans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Dial Them For Murder. January 1998. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2012 – via Los Angeles Magazine.
- ^ "Marvin Gaye Timeline". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 21, 1987. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.