Born Marv Pentz Gay, Jr. on April 2, 1939 Washgton, D.C., the son of a Pentestal preacher, sger Marv Gaye would go on to bee one of Motown Rerds’ most famo artists. Jog his first mil group high school, the DC Ton, he dropped out of school when he was 17 to pe his father’s abe. The troubled relatnship wh his father would ntue the
Contents:
- THE COMMODOR’ ‘NIGHTSHIFT’: MARV GAYE FUELS SEND R&B NO.1 IN A ROW
- BCE SPRGSTEEN CELEBRAT MARV GAYE, JACKIE WILSON, AND THE COMMODOR ‘NIGHTSHIFT’ MIC VIO
THE COMMODOR’ ‘NIGHTSHIFT’: MARV GAYE FUELS SEND R&B NO.1 IN A ROW
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Born Marv Pentz Gay, Jr. C., the son of a Pentestal preacher, sger Marv Gaye would go on to bee one of Motown Rerds’ most famo artists. The Marque morphed to Harvey and the Moonglows, led by Harvey Fuqua who would be stmental advancg Gaye’s reer.
It was through Fuqua, who had started workg for Anna Rerds, owned by Gwen and Anna Gordy, that Gaye met their brother Berry Gordy, Jr. Workg first as a dmmer and backup sger, Gaye began rerdg wh Motown Rerds 1961. As a person, Gaye preferred croong and sgg standards like those of Frank Satra and Nat Kg Cole.
The lears of Motown Rerds, however, believed that Gaye uld bee a major pop and R&B succs. Other acunts say the sger add the “e” himself to avoid the associatn of “gay” wh homosexualy.
BCE SPRGSTEEN CELEBRAT MARV GAYE, JACKIE WILSON, AND THE COMMODOR ‘NIGHTSHIFT’ MIC VIO
Gaye married Berry Gordy’s sister, Anna, 1963, a marriage which end 1977. In 1968 Gaye me out wh “I Heard It Through The Grapeve” which was a chart-topper for seven weeks.
Dpe his succs as a solo artist, Gaye was also famo for his duets wh sgers like Mary Wells, wh whom he sang “Once Upon a Time” and Kim Wton, wh whom he sang “It Tak Two.