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The life and tragic death of Marvin Gaye, the son of a preacher who became Motown's voice of political change and died at the hands of his own father

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become ...
The Miami Times

Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people ...

Marvin Gaye Was Fatally Shot By His Reverend Father During a Fight. Inside the Singer's Shocking Death, 42 Years Later

Marvin Gaye was born to his father Rev. Marvin Gay Sr. and mother Alberta Gay. The singer and his dad had a difficult ...
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'What's Going On' at 50 – Marvin Gaye's Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the ...
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Marvin Gaye and Motown’s Historical Post Office Connection!

*The July 25th announcement by community activist Najee Ali – that President Trump signed a bill into law to have a Los Angeles post office renamed after the late great Marvin Gaye Jr. – reminded me ...
New York Post

Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ turns 50 — secrets behind the hit album

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Marvin Gaye exhibit opens at Detroit Motown museum

DETROITDETROIT — The Motown Historical Museum is celebrating the life and times, as well as the moves and grooves, of Marvin Gaye. The Detroit museum, located in the original home of Motown Records ...
The Grio

The legend lives! Motown to release lost Marvin Gaye album from 1972

Four days before legendary music icon Marvin Gaye would have turned 80, and three days before the anniversary of his death, Motown/Universal Music Enterprises will release a lost album that he ...
Salon

"What's Going On" was a turning point in Marvin Gaye’s career

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...
Seattle Times

How Marvin Gaye mastered Motown

Motown’s ultimate love god, the complex and fascinating Marvin Gaye, is profiled in a new PBS “American Masters” documentary, “Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On,” that airs at 9 tonight. “One of the most ...
Hartford Courant

Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ 50th anniversary: Motown Museum tours, Detroit street renaming

Fifty years ago this Friday, the canon of popular music got one of its most significant works — straight from Detroit. On May 21, 1971, Motown Records released Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” album, ...