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Aug 25, 2023 · When Marvin Gaye brought the title track of 1971’s What’s Going On to Motown founder Berry Gordy, Gordy reportedly said it was the worst thing he’d ever heard. The music was too loose, the lyrics too political. Too political? Gaye countered.
May 4, 2023 · A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that the British singer didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Let's Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud."
BIO. There are few singers that remain really popular long after their passing. Usually after an initial flurry of reissues and media attention, they become the property of hardcore fans and few others. Marvin Gaye is different, different for one simple reason: he had an immense talent, not just as a singer but also as a songwriter that set him ...
May 21, 2021 · But Stone, like Gaye, was railing against a label's constraints — in his case, CBS Records and executive Clive Davis, who wanted a new album with hit singles in 1970. Stone gave Davis just three ...
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Dec 5, 2018 · Marvin Gaye sang to survive. Gaye's singing nurtured the soul-both the audience's and his own. He used his honeyed tenor to explore sexuality and social issues on such sprawling concept albums as the intensely exploratory What's Going On. Marvin Gaye made a huge contribution to soul music in general and the Motown sound in particular.
Apr 24, 2023 · 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. Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a ...
