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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
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- Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s.
- He become iconic for projects like "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing."
- His impact on the industry still lives on 40 years after his untimely death.
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born in 1939 in the Fairfax Housing Projects of Washington, D.C. to Alberta and Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.
Source: Detroit Historical Society
During his childhood, Gaye clashed with his father, a preacher who reportedly had a strict style of parenting. The singer found refuge in music.
Initially starting with gospel music in his father's church, Gaye became enthralled by the R&B and doo-w
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Personal life of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye was an American music artist and singer-songwriter who won acclaim for a series of recordings with Motown Records. Gaye's personal life, mainly documented in the biography, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, included his faith; child abuse by his father; personal relationships with his two wives, friends, and girlfriends; and bouts of depression and drug abuse.
Childhood religion and abuse
Gaye and his five siblings were brought up in a Black Hebrew Israelite sect[1] known as the House of God by their father, Marvin Gay Sr., a minister in the sect.[2] The House of God labels itself a "Hebrew Pentecostal" denomination, advocates strict conduct, and claims to adhere to both the Old and New Testaments. Gaye remembered the family having to observe an extended Sabbath starting from "Friday night at sundown" into Saturday—similar to Shabbat in mainstream Judaism. He later explained, "We kept the Sabbath in the purest sense. Father anointed converts with olive oil and baptized them in the river. The Sabbath
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Marvin Gaye
American singer (1939–1984)
For the song, see Marvin Gaye (song).
"Marvin Gay" redirects here. For his father, see Marvin Gay Sr.
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. 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 hits include "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (1964), "Ain't That Peculiar" (1965), and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1968). He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye became one of the first Motown artists to break away from the reins of a production company and recorded the landmark albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973).
His later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul.[2] "Sexual Healing", released in 1982 on the album Mi
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