Washgton DC History and Culture celebrat Marv Gaye’s life and mil acplishments - The Eagle

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• SGER SONGWRER MARV GAYE'S... - MARV
• WASHGTON DC HISTORY AND CULTURE CELEBRAT MARV GAYE’S LIFE AND MIL ACPLISHMENTS
• MARV GAYE LIV ON, THROUGH FOOD
• RTRANTS NEAR MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER
• A ROOFTOP CELEBRATN FOR DC’S OWN MARV GAYE ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY
• MARV GAYE-SPIRED EXHIBN TO GURATE RUBELL MM WASHGTON, DC
• MARV GAYE TRAIL
• MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER

SGER SONGWRER MARV GAYE'S... - MARV

Very good experienceDKDaveK225New York AreaDed on June 11, 2017overall5food5service5ambience5Marv puts the Gaye this jot! This DC mastay is exactly what you thk is: a bistro that pays homage to Marv Gaye and serv up Belgian and Southern cuise. Gaye through chill/funky mic, but also by servg over 30 Belgian al.

Marv Rtrant Review:DC’s hometown son and a famo mician, Marv Gaye has earned a rtrant named after him. Native Marv Gaye croons the background.

Acrdg to DCist, bartenrs ntrol a turntable and have accs to a llectn of vyl that clus cuts om Gaye, the Doobie Brothers, Billy Joel, and Ta Turner. Lashanda MIndianapolis, IndianaReviewed April 26, 2017 Rtrant n by sger Marv Gaye's grandchildren and other relativ.

WASHGTON DC HISTORY AND CULTURE CELEBRAT MARV GAYE’S LIFE AND MIL ACPLISHMENTS

Marv Gaye's memorabilia throughout. 27 focg on Marv Gaye’s life and mic reer. Robert Kelleman, a -founr of Washgton, DC History & Culture, discsed Gaye’s signifince mic history a virtual prentatn, as he was an important face of Motown mic.

Kelleman opened his prentatn by explag that Gaye was born D. That are lked to Gaye, cludg a mural Shaw.

Gaye is a major part of D. As his birthplace and hometown, The District also boasts several lotns payg homage to Gaye.

MARV GAYE LIV ON, THROUGH FOOD

Marv Gaye Park Northeast D.

The mural of Marv Gaye loted D.

Gaye also gave a ncert at the Kennedy Center on May 1, 1972 which marked his return to D. The cy even celebrated “Marv Gaye Day” on May 5, 2018.

RTRANTS NEAR MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER

The prentatn honored songs that were signifint Gaye’s reer chronologil orr, while sharg ntext and history.

“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), ” which was wrten by Holland-Dozier-Holland, was one of the biggt hs of Gaye’s reer. In the late 1960s, Gaye started dog duets. Later his reer, Gaye got volved wh the songwrg procs for his songs.

A ROOFTOP CELEBRATN FOR DC’S OWN MARV GAYE ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY

Acrdg to Kelleman, several attempts have been ma to make a Hollywood-style bpic of Gaye’s life and reer, but none of them were succsful. Mart as Gaye, me close to materializg but ran to fundg plitns. Lenny Kravz was origally supposed to play the role of Gaye before he dropped out.

MARV GAYE-SPIRED EXHIBN TO GURATE RUBELL MM WASHGTON, DC

Kelleman closed the historil prentatn by explag the ath of Gaye, who was murred by his father durg a physil altertn at his home Los Angel 1984. Gaye’s father received a prison sentence of six years wh an addnal five years of probatn. To end on a posive note, Kelleman nclud the prentatn wh “A’t No Mounta High Enough, ” a remr of the geni and legacy of Gaye D.

MARV GAYE TRAIL

Orr tribute to DC-native, mic legend, Marv Gaye, Marv’s serv Southern cuise cludg my fav Country Fried Chicken & Waffl Others might like the Chee Croquett or Shrimp & 't look past the rn ters as they are super tasty. Rtrant named after Marv Gaye, lic chicken & waffl!

Cuise: DC legend Marv Gaye is the spiratn for a menu that veers om Belgium (he lived there for two years) to the Amerin South.

Opened last fall by one of the sger’s biggt admirers, Eric Hilton, the rtrant “Marv” stands DC’s 14th Street NW, a sectn that once reprented the heart of the cy’s black social life and a block away om where Gaye dropped out of high school to pursue a legendary sgg reer.

MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER

Hilton’s sire to mix Belgian and soul food together was purely tentnal as pays tribute to Belgium, the place Gaye wrote the classic “Sexual Healg” and spent some of his most pleasant days the Belgian beach rort town of Ostend, acrdg to a recent segment om Natnal Public Rad. Admtg the powerful fluence of the Motown legend and furtherg his jtifitn for creatg the rtrant, Hilton nfsed that Gaye created one of his favore albums of all time.

Dpe the name-based dish, the rtrant featur a centerpiece on s lower level wh an image of Gaye sg as though he were watchg everyone enjoy their addn to the lavish settgs of new furnure and archecture, the rtrant ntas an stantly famo rooftop ck known for beg overly crowd even durg the wter nights. “It’s credible bee ’ll be 20 gre out January and people still pile [], ” Hilton the l between a Marv Gaye tribute and fe dg may sometim bee blurred as the rtrant turns to more of a social hang-out wh offergs of chicken and waffl and a featured ejay each night, ‘Marv’ nohels is expected to ntue the legend’s memori his native home. Marv, named after DC son Marv Gaye, is one of the latt lounge/bistro addns to open on the U Street rridor.

The rtrant is where the homage to Marv Gaye tak place. For those of you that haven’t yet been to there ’s a Marv Gaye themed rtrant/bar brought to by the Thievery Corporatn (the same guys that own 18th Street Lounge).

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For the 7th year a row on his birth date, DC fans of Washgton native soul sger Marv Gaye packed the rooftop bar of the rtrant off U Street that bears his name to celebrate his legacy by listeng to his mic and hearg words om some of those who knew him well. Gaye was born DC on April 2, 1939 and attend Cardozo High School before fdg fame as one of the giant stars of Motown.