Known as the Prce of Soul and Prce of Motown this superstar touched the hearts of many wh his milly and lyrilly cled songs, let's look at Gaye's top 10 songs.
Contents:
- MARV GAYE
- LOVE MARV: THE GREATT LOVE SONGS OF MARV GAYE
- TAG ARCHIV: MARV GAYE
- TOP 10 MARV GAYE SONGS
MARV GAYE
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In the years surroundg Marv Gaye's 'What's Gog On, ' artists like Stevie Wonr, Curtis Mayfield, Diana Ross, and the O'Jays all joed a new wave of socially nsc R&B mic. But the sight of Marv Gaye’s 1971 What’s Gog On atop Rollg Stone’s 500 Greatt Albums of All Time list is a formidable remr that socially-nsc pop was very much alive durg that perd — jt not rock & roll.
LOVE MARV: THE GREATT LOVE SONGS OF MARV GAYE
Marv Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonr, Diana Ross, and more are on this playlist of socially nsc R&B mic om the 1970s * old school music marvin gaye *
Gaye was hardly an outlier this way.
Marv Gaye, “Cloud Ne” (1969).
Two years before What’s Gog On, Gaye tted the social-nscns waters wh this versn of the Temptatns’ psychelic-soul h om the prev year. Gaye didn’t pletely make the song his own, but he clearly nnected wh the imag of a large fay growg up a slum, wh ltle food and ltle the way of an pe plan. In a sign of how eply Gaye’s song impacted on pop right after s release, the Oh Players — normally given over to lasciv funk hs like “Fire” and “Love Rolleraster” — rolled out a warm, reverent ver of the song a year after Gaye’s own.
TAG ARCHIV: 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.’ * old school music marvin gaye *
If Gaye’s versn felt personal and timate, the Oh Players’ rendn turned the song to a multi-voiced claratn of munal spir, and heavier on the backbeat, too.
Their “What’s Gog On” was a tribute to both Gaye and to the healg power of the mic, pecially at that time. Marv Gaye, byname of Marv Pentz Gay, Jr., (born April 2, 1939, Washgton, D. Gaye sang his father’s Evangelil church Washgton, D.
TOP 10 MARV GAYE SONGS
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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. 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. In 1972 Gaye wrote the soundtrack for the film Trouble Man, wh lyrics that mirrored his own sense of secury. Let’s Get It On, released 1973, displayed Gaye’s sensuo si.
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Here, My Dear (1979) brilliantly alt wh Gaye’s divorce om Gordy’s sister Anna (the first of the sger’s two tumultuo divorc)’s growg addictn to e exacerbated his psychologil stggl. On April 1, 1984, durg a fay dispute, Gaye iated a vlent fight wh his father, who shot him to ath. Gaye, who ced his chief fluenc as Ray Charl, Cly McPhatter, Rudy Wt (lead sger for the doo-wop group the Five Keys), and Ltle Willie John, was ducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987.
He received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement an artist who employed urban soul mic to exprs social and personal ncerns, as well as a sger of exquise sensivy and romantic grace, Gaye left a legacy that has wined sce his mise, and his mic has bee a permanent fixture Amerin pop. (1939-1984)Who Was Marv Gaye?Marv Gaye sang his father's church and the Moonglows before signg wh Motown. Gaye's later rerds veloped his productn style and yield several hs, cludg "Let's Get It On," "Sexual Healg" and "I Heard Through the Grapeve." Gaye was killed 1984 durg a domtic dispute wh his father.Early LifeSger Marv Pentz Gaye, Jr., also known as the "Prce of Soul," was born Washgton, D.C., on April 2, 1939.
Gaye was raised unr the strict ntrol of his father, Reverend Marv Gay Sr.—Marv Gaye Jr.
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Throughout his childhood, Gaye often found peace mic, masterg the piano and dms at a young age.
In the late 1950s, Gaye joed a vol group lled The New Moonglows.