“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...
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 ...
Very few musicians and performers have what many in the music business refer to as "the gift." This gift is the rare ability to express emotion through the music they make, forcing the listener to ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The music of Marvin Gaye transcends time in ways that can't be described. From ...
Like many of the finest musical artists of all time, Marvin Gaye’s career spanned several different stylistic eras. He shined in the 60s as Motown’s smoothest vocalist. In the early 70s, he reinvented ...
Marvin Gaye has been gone for decades, but the music he left behind continues to find an audience. New fans and longtime lovers of his boundary-pushing R&B tunes came together to support one of his ...
Marvin Gaye would have been 75 years old on April 2. Meanwhile, there are surely untold thousands of people aged 40 and under who owe having any kind of birthday at all to "Let's Get It On" or "Sexual ...
Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984 — one day before the iconic singer’s 45th birthday.
In the final years of his life, Marvin Gaye spent a stretch of time in Belgium, recovering from drug addiction and recording some of his last hits, including “Sexual Healing.” Turns out, Gaye was even ...
This classic performance was recorded on Marvin Gaye’s first European Tour in 1976. This classic performance was recorded on Marvin Gaye’s first European Tour in 1976, and captures the soul singer at ...