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Contents:
- MARV GAYE
- RICKY FANTE: MARV GAYE
- SPIKE LEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE, THE TEMPTATNS IN ‘DA 5 BLOODS’
MARV GAYE
Marv Gaye, Amerin soul sger-songwrer-producer who, to a large extent, hered the era of artist-ntrolled popular mic of the 1970s. Among his h songs were ‘I Heard It Through the Grapeve,’ ‘A’t Nothg Like the Real Thg,’ ‘What’s Gog On,’ ‘Let’s Get It On,’ and ‘Sexual Healg.’ * was marvin gaye part of the temptations *
The sgle, “I Wish It Would Ra” be a #1 R&B h and, over the years, has been released by other artists, cludg Ike and Ta Turner, Marv Gaye, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and more. Marv Gaye.
RICKY FANTE: MARV GAYE
The Temptatns (TV Mi Seri 1998) Ricky Fante as Marv Gaye * was marvin gaye part of the temptations *
Marv Gaye, byname of Marv Pentz Gay, Jr., (born April 2, 1939, Washgton, D.
Gaye sang his father’s Evangelil church Washgton, D.
When doo-wop dissipated the late 1950s, Gaye had already absorbed Fuqua’s lsons close harmony. After disbandg the Moonglows, Fuqua took the 20-year-old Gaye to Detro, where Berry Gordy, Jr., was formg Motown Rerds.
SPIKE LEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE, THE TEMPTATNS IN ‘DA 5 BLOODS’
Gaye, who also played dms and piano, bucked the Motown system and s emphasis on teen hs. Gaye also enjoyed a seri of succsful duets, most notably wh Tammi Terrell (“A’t Nothg Like the Real Thg” [1968]). Blsed wh an exceptnally wi range that enpassed three distct vol styl—a piercg falsetto, a smooth mid-range tenor, and a ep gospel growl—Gaye bed great technil prows wh rare mil dividualy.
Gaye also displayed dazzlg virtuosy by overdubbg (buildg sound track by track onto a sgle tape) his own voice three or four tim to provi his own rich harmony, a technique he would employ for the rt of his reer. ”Other major artists—most importantly Stevie Wonr—followed Gaye’s lead and acted as producer of their own efforts.