On this day (April 1) in 1984, legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye was murdered by his father, Marvin Gaye Sr. The elder Gaye shot his son twice after a heated argument the day before the singer’s ...

'Let's Get It On' singer Marvin Gaye shared one son with his first wife, Anna Gordy, and two children with his second wife, Janis Gaye Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

After a five-year hiatus from the stage, the singer’s live return at the Oakland Coliseum cemented his unmatched resonance as a soul icon.

Marvin Gaye performs on April 4, 1981 in Oostende, Belgium ; Marvin Gaye and children Frankie and Nona at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards on February 23, 1983 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles ...

But we have a lot of Marvin Gayes, speaking to the times and pushing culture forward.” Gaye died in 1984, slain by his ...

It’s been 40 years to the day since Marvin Gaye died in Los Angeles - shot dead by his father after Gaye stepped in to break up an altercation between his father and his mother – a day before ...

In addition to her successful career, Nona is a mother to Nolan Pentz Martinez. Nona Gaye (L), Marvin Gaye III (C) and Nolan ...

With that in mind, let’s take a look back at Marvin Gaye’s five biggest US hits. Gaye’s commercial prospects dimmed significantly in the early 80s. At the same time, his personal life ...

One night in 1971, Marvin Gaye called Berry Gordy at his vacation home in the Bahamas and told him he was planning to make a protest album. "With the world exploding around me, how am I supposed ...

Marvin Gaye III was arrested in January, and his estranged wife later filed a temporary restraining order against him Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...