This might just be one of Marvin Gaye’s most memorable hits. Those opening three wah-wah guitar notes have permeated the ...

Gaye and Janis split four years later and divorced 1982. April 1, 2025, marked the 41st anniversary of the Motown icon's death in 1984 after being shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., amid a ...

he reportedly told Motown’s founder and owner, who also happened to be his... One night in 1971, Marvin Gaye called Berry Gordy at his vacation home in the Bahamas and told him he was planning ...

The public obviously agreed, as the single eventually sold more than two-and-a-half million copies, becoming Motown’s most successful hit and taking Gaye’s career to another level. Marvin Gaye ...

Called the Prince of Soul, Gaye helped shape the Motown Sound in the ’60s and ... [RELATED: 3 Eternal Songs by Marvin Gaye that Have Stood the Test of Time] Gaye’s father, a Pentecostal ...

The song with the silky, layered vocals and an emphatic protest message was topical when Gaye cut it in 1970. It was still relevant when a newly freed Nelson Mandela recited its lyrics for a ...

When the pressure grew too much, Motown producer Norman Whitfield disappeared off the face of the earth. Quitting the studio overnight without explanation, he drove from Los Angeles through the ...

He revisited his early Motown catalog with “Fossil Medley ... the concert that reignited his career is being honored with Marvin Gaye Live! [Deluxe Edition]. Released just days before ...