The Life, Career, and Untimely Death of Motown Legend Marv Gaye

Contents:

• MARV GAYE
• MEET MARV GAYE’S 3 KIDS INCLUDG SON OM HIS WIFE ANNA’S UNRAGE NIECE DENISE GORDY
•  WHERE ARE MARV GAYE CHILDREN NOW GRAMMYS TRIBUTE PRCE OF MOTOWN MERCY MERCY MERCY ME FAY
• MARV GAYE'S SISTER ZEOLA SAID SHE MANAGED TO FIVE ALHOLIC FATHER FOR KILLG HER BROTHER
• JEANNE GAY (SISTER OF MARV GAYE) PASS AFTER SHORT ILLNS – SHE WAS 87
• MARV GAYE III
• ENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-GAYE
• THE LIFE AND TRAGIC ATH OF MARV GAYE, THE SON OF A PREACHER WHO BEME MOTOWN'S VOICE OF POLIL CHANGE AND DIED AT THE HANDS OF HIS OWN FATHER
• CHEATED OUT OF MILLNS? MARV GAYE'S SISTERS UPSET THEY HAVEN'T SEEN A DIME FROM $7.4 MIL 'BLURRED L' SU
• HOW MANY TIM WAS MARV GAYE MARRIED AND HOW MANY KIDS DID HE HAVE?
• ZEOLA GAYE
• WHO IS MARV GAYE III, HIS AGE, PARENTS, BLOGIL FATHER, MOTHER, WIFE, SIBLGS
• WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERMARV GAYETRACK 2 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYETHE SEND SONG ON MARV GAYE’S WHAT’S GOG ON TELLS A STORY OF A SOLDIER G BACK TO THE UNED STAT AFTER FIGHTG VIETNAM, AND THE ADJTMENTS TO CULTURE THAT… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER44K VIEWS23 CONTRIBUTORSWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER LYRICS[VERSE 1]HEY BABY, WHAT YOU KNOW GOOD?I'M JT GETTG BACK, BUT YOU KNEW I WOULDWAR IS HELL, WHEN WILL END?WHEN WILL PEOPLE START GETTG TOGETHER AGA?ARE THGS REALLY GETTG BETTER, LIKE THE NEWSPAPER SAID?WHAT ELSE IS NEW MY IEND, BIS WHAT I READ?[VERSE 2]CAN'T FD NO WORK, N'T FD NO JOB, MY IENDMONEY IS TIGHTER THAN 'S EVER BEENSAY MAN, I JT DON'T UNRSTAND WHAT'S GOG ON ACROSS THIS LAND?AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?YEAH, WHAT'S HAPPENG? WHAT'S HAPPENG MY MAN?[VERSE 3]ARE THEY STILL GETTG DOWN WHERE WE ED TO GO AND DANCE?WILL OUR BALL CLUB W THE PENNANT, DO YOU THK THEY HAVE A CHANCE?AND TELL ME IEND, HOW THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN?TELL ME WHAT'S OUT AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S [VERSE 4]WHAT'S THE AL MANWHAT'S HAPPENG? WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?WHAT'S HAPPENG MY MAN?WHOO, AH, AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?SAY MAN, WHOO, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[OUTRO]WHAT'S BEEN SHAKG UP AND DOWN THE LE?I WANT TO KNOW, BEE I'M SLIGHTLY BEHD THE TIM5EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN2 NTRIBUTORSTHE SEND SONG ON MARV GAYE’S WHAT’S GOG ON TELLS A STORY OF A SOLDIER G BACK TO THE UNED STAT AFTER FIGHTG VIETNAM, AND THE ADJTMENTS TO CULTURE THAT HE HAS TO MAKE. THIS TRACK WAS SPIRED BY GAYE’S BROTHER FRANKIE, WHO SPENT THREE YEARS SERVG VIETNAM.EXPAND +45SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER”?WHO WROTE “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER” BY MARV GAYE?WHAT’S GOG ON (1971)MARV GAYE1. WHAT’S GOG ON2. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER3. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY)4. SAVE THE CHILDREN5. GOD IS LOVE6. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY)7. RIGHT ON8. WHOLY HOLY9. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)EXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWRTEN BYMARV GAYE & JAM NYXARRANGED BYDAVID VAN PTEBASS GUARJAM JAMERSONVOLSMARV GAYERELEASE DATEMAY 21, 1971SONGS THAT SAMPLE WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERGHETTO ROCK BY AMERIGO GAZAWAY, THE PANTI BY AMERIGO GAZAWAY & BETIFUL PEOPLE BY A$AP FERG (FT. CHUCK D & MAMA FERG)SONGS THAT INTERPOLATE WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER BY THE VERNON SPRGWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER COVERSWHAT'S GOG ON BY JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP & WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER BY KEB' MO' (FT. BETTYE LAVETTE)WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER REMIXWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER (DETRO MIX) BY MARV GAYEWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER LIVE PERFORMANCWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER (LIVE 1972) BY MARV GAYEVIEW WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER SAMPLTAGSR&BSEVENTIMOTOWNSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• MARV GAYE'S SISTER ZEOLA FIV HER FATHER FOR KILLG THE R&B LEGEND
• WHAT’S GOG ONMARV GAYETRACK 1 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWHAT’S GOG ON IS AN EXQUISE PLEA FOR PEACE ON EARTH, SUNG BY A MAN AT THE HEIGHT OF CRISIS. IN 1970, MARV GAYE WAS MOTOWN’S TOP MALE VOL STAR, YET HE WAS TRATED… READ MORE JAN. 17, 19711 VIEWER590.6K VIEWS85 CONTRIBUTORSWHAT’S GOG ON LYRICS[INTRO]HEY, HEY-HEYHEY, WHAT'S HAPPEN'?HEY, BROTHER, WHAT'S HAPPEN'?BOY, THIS IS A GROOVY PARTY (HEY, HOW YOU DO'?)MAN, I N DIG YEAH, BROTHER, SOLID, RIGHT ONWHAT'S HAPPEN'?HEY, MAN, WHAT'S HAPPENG?WOOEVERYTHG IS EVERYTHGWE'RE GONNA DO A GET DOWN TODAY, BOY, I'LL TELL YA[VERSE 1]MOTHER, MOTHERTHERE'S TOO MANY OF YOU CRYGBROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHERTHERE'S FAR TOO MANY OF YOU DYGYOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME LOVG HERE TODAY, YEAH[VERSE 2]FATHER, FATHERWE DON'T NEED TO LATEYOU SEE, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWERFOR ONLY LOVE N NQUER HATEYOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME LOVG HERE TODAY, OH (OH)YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]PICKET L (SISTER) AND PICKET SIGNS (SISTER)DON'T PUNISH ME (SISTER) WH BTALY (SISTER)TALK TO ME (SISTER), SO YOU N SEE (SISTER)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)YEAH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON[POST-CHOS]AH-AH-AH-AH (IN THE MEANTIME, RIGHT ON, BABY)WOO (RIGHT ON, BABY), WOOAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA, YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO (RIGHT ON, BABY, RIGHT ON), WOOAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YABA-DA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOOBA-DA-BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-BA-BA-DO[VERSE 3]MOTHER, MOTHEREVERYBODY THKS WE'RE WRONGOH, BUT WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE SIMPLY 'E OUR HAIR IS LONG?OH, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME UNRSTANDG HERE TODAY, OH-OH[CHOS]PICKET L (BROTHER) AND PICKET SIGNS (BROTHER)DON'T PUNISH ME (BROTHER) WH BTALY (BROTHER)COME ON, TALK TO ME (BROTHER), SO YOU N SEE (BROTHER)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)YEAH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)TELL ME WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)[POST-CHOS]WOO-OOH-OOH-OOH (RIGHT ON, BABY, RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA, YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO, WOO (RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YABA-DA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOOBA-DA-BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA[OUTRO]WOO (RIGHT ON, BABY, E ON, RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO (RIGHT ON)LISTEN, AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YADA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOODA-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO49EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• WHAT THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF MARV GAYE'S LIFE WERE LIKE
• FRANKIE GAYE

MARV GAYE

After disbandg the Moonglows, Fuqua took the 20-year-old Gaye to Detro, where Berry Gordy, Jr., was formg Motown Rerds. 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.

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. 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.

MEET MARV GAYE’S 3 KIDS INCLUDG SON OM HIS WIFE ANNA’S UNRAGE NIECE DENISE GORDY

He was also signed to GAYE IIIWhen he troduced his son Marv Gaye III to the world, there were many speculatns around the child's birth. The great sger would later reveal shortly before his ath that the boy was adopted, a revelatn that was later proven to be Gaye on stage at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 1, 1980.

 WHERE ARE MARV GAYE CHILDREN NOW GRAMMYS TRIBUTE PRCE OF MOTOWN MERCY MERCY MERCY ME FAY

| Photo: Getty ImagWhen qutns about the blogil parents of Marv Gaye III arose, the late star found a way to get around .

"Soul sger Marv Gaye hugs his children, Nona Gaye and Frankie Chirstian Gaye at an event cir 1981 | Photo: Getty ImagThe picture showed Marv Gaye III's three sons and his two dghters huddled together and sg wh a picture of himself and his wife photoshopped to Gaye III is also a mician, jt like his father; he released a track tled "Can't Take My Ey Off You" 2013 and posted a picture of the track ver on Twter wh a lk to watch the vio letter talked about how their father would handle the GAYEThe late Marv Gaye also had two more children, asis om his son Marv Gaye III.

MARV GAYE'S SISTER ZEOLA SAID SHE MANAGED TO FIVE ALHOLIC FATHER FOR KILLG HER BROTHER

FRANKIE GAYEAlthough not much is known about his third child Frankie Gaye, he once joed his siblgs to pen down a letter to clear misnceptns about the succsful lawsus agast Rob Thicke and Pharrell Williams's h song "Blurred L.

JEANNE GAY (SISTER OF MARV GAYE) PASS AFTER SHORT ILLNS – SHE WAS 87

"Acrdg to the lawsu, Thicke and Williams were alleged to have pied Gaye‘s 1977 h song "Got to Give It Up" for their song, "Blurred L.

" The letter also talked about how their late father would have reacted to the said if he were alive, he would embrace the technology available to artists, but he would also be vigilant about protectg artist's rights and givg cred where is IS MARVIN GAYETheir late father, Marv Gaye, was a talented sger and is known for his ol jazz mic and his ntroversial lyrics. Ahead of the tribute, here’s a look at the legendary sger’s fay members, who were once h by the tragedy of the sger’s sudn ath at the hand of his father, Marv Gaye, known as the "number-one purveyor of soul mic" left a long legacy of blendg “the soul mic of the urban scene wh the beat of the old-time gospel sger and beme an fluential force pop mic, ” as scribed by the New York Tim after Gaye’s sudn mise. Marv III was adopted by Gaye and his first wife Anna Gordy; he was the birth child of Denise Gordy, Anna's niece, who was 15 at the MOREGui to Grammys 2021: How to live stream, time, performers, events and all you need to know about mic's biggt nightGrammys 2021 Pre-Show Full Performers List: Burna Boy, Jimmy ‘Duck' Holm, tribute to Marv Gaye, and plete le-upADVERTISEMENT.

Gaye’s children ma headl 2015 when Nona, Frankie, and Marv wrote a jot letter, speakg of the legacy left by Gaye and the fd that took place regardg the lawsu agast Rob Thicke and Pharell Williams, who were alleged to have pied Gaye‘s 1977 h ‘Got to Give It Up’ the song ‘Blurred L’.

MARV GAYE III

Actrs Nona Gaye performs a vio duet wh her late father, sger Marv Gaye, durg the NBA All-Star Saturday Night ftivi on Febary 14, 2004 at the Stapl Center Los Angel, California. Marv Gaye III attends The Ryan Gordy Foundatn Celebrat 60 Years Of Mowtown at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on November 11, 2019 Beverly Hills, California.

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”Marv Gaye's sister Zeola Gaye viss FOX 29's "Good Day" to promote "My Brother Marv" | Source: Getty ImagSHE CARED FOR HER FATHERAlthough she exprsed regret over her dad killg Marv, the star's sister admted to beg one of the few fay members who red for her father when he need the time, Marv Sr.

Marv Gaye performs live on stage at Jaap Enhal Amsterdam, Netherlands 1978 | Source: Getty ImagMARVIN GAYE'S CAREERThe R&B legend began his reer the late 1950s and spanned until his untimely ath 1984. He created art spe his troubled life, rerdg songs to su people's needs more than anythg Gaye performs on stage at the Holiday Star Theater Indiana | Source: Getty ImagREMEMBERING JEANNE GAYIn March 2021, Marv and Zeola's sister Jeanne passed away at 87 after a short illns. Zeola, the only survivg siblg of the Gaye fay, ma sure to remember her sister a sweet way, exprsg how much she would miss her.

*She had been ill the last several days, but unfortunately Jeanne Gay, 87, the elst sister of the legendary Marv Gaye, passed away Tuday morng (03/23/21) at 5:15am at St. Rose Domin Siena Hospal Henrson Nevada, acrdg to her now her now only survivg siblg, Zeola Gaye who remembers her big sis this way:.

THE LIFE AND TRAGIC ATH OF MARV GAYE, THE SON OF A PREACHER WHO BEME MOTOWN'S VOICE OF POLIL CHANGE AND DIED AT THE HANDS OF HIS OWN FATHER

Jeanne Gay also served for several years as chairperson of the Marv P Gaye Jr Memorial Foundatn and was the admistrator of her brother, Marv Gaye’s Stud Hollywood California for several years. Marv Gaye III’s late father terview you n’t miss No one uld ever fet Marv Gaye, a talented person who vted a lot the mic dtry. Lastly, he had tried to kill himself thrice as the man was sufferg om substance abe and and lows of his reer Gaye III is an entreprenr, sger, songwrer, and producer but motocross was somethg he loved which he still lov.

Acrdg to Gaye III, Capol would not let him release any of his material so he uld have a cent mo or anythg, so was hard for him to shop another al wh no mo tape except for the one he did wh RCA, which was five years before that and wasn’t a reprentative of anythg that he was dog at that pot so was very tough for him and also the rerd bs was changg due to which he uld not get any of the al that he felt fortable wh. Below is the list of those celebri and their rpective worth:NameNet WorthKim Basger$40 lnMeat Loaf$45 lnWillie Nelson $25 lnDennis Rodman$500 thoand Cyndi Lper$50 lnTriviaHis mic vio tled Can’t Take My Ey Off You, which was released 2013, rurfaced the social media Gaye was shot by his father after a heated Amazg Bgraphi Of Your Favore Celebri, Stay Tuned To vergewikiUpdated On Mon Apr 18 2022 Published On Tue Jun 23 2020 By shmya. ImagCreativeVioCreativeEdorialENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-GAYEAntwn Gay, younger brother of the late mician Marv Gaye, pos for a portra at the Marv Bar and Rtrant April 2, 2014 Washgton, DC durg the 7th annual Marv Gaye Day celebratn to honor the 75 birthday of sger and song wrer.

CHEATED OUT OF MILLNS? MARV GAYE'S SISTERS UPSET THEY HAVEN'T SEEN A DIME FROM $7.4 MIL 'BLURRED L' SU

Gaye was shot and killed by his own father on the eve of his 45th birthday 1984, leavg behd a remarkable strg of hs -- led by "Let's Get It On, " "I Heard It Through the Grapeve" and "Sexual Healg" -- that rema pop, funk and soul classics.

AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo cred should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Imag)Antwn Gay, younger brother of the late mician Marv Gaye, pos for a portra at the Marv Bar and Rtrant April 2, 2014 Washgton, DC durg the 7th annual Marv Gaye Day celebratn to honor the 75 birthday of sger and song wrer. Rtricted edorial rights elsewhere, please ll lol GO WITH AFP STORY: ENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-GAYE by Robert MacPhersonDate created:April 02, 2014.

HOW MANY TIM WAS MARV GAYE MARRIED AND HOW MANY KIDS DID HE HAVE?

The life and tragic ath of Marv Gaye, the son of a preacher who beme Motown's voice of polil change and died at the hands of his own father.

ZEOLA GAYE

Gaye had fallen to a ep prsn surroundg the ath of long-time llaborator Tammi Terrell, the failure of his first marriage, and troubl wh addictn.

" The choice to tegrate polics to Motown not only troduced Gaye to a larger dience, but paved the way for a new kd of prott mic rhythm and blu. "In the early 1980s, Gaye briefly moved to Ostend, Belgium to ntrol his issu wh substance abe, addrs his fancial troubl wh the IRS, and rebuild his WBUR. Gaye left Motown Rerds and signed wh Columbia 1982 — this partnership yield his last album Midnight Love and s lead sgle "Sexual Healg.

WHO IS MARV GAYE III, HIS AGE, PARENTS, BLOGIL FATHER, MOTHER, WIFE, SIBLGS

" This smash h earned Gaye his first two Grammy Awards, Bt Male R&B Vol Performance and Bt R&B Instmental Performance 1983. She said that the sger's ex-wife Jan Gaye -- possibly holdg a gdge regardg Zeola's 2011 tell-all, "My Brother Marv" -- has no tent on helpg them wh the newfound proceeds om the su agast Rob Thicke and Pharrell, that went to her and the sger's three children (Marv III, 49, Nona, 40, and Frankie, 39). "MORE ON:Marv GayeMarv Gaye’s Son Fightg Estranged Wife’s Demand for Informatn on His Fay’s Fortune Bter DivorceEstranged Wife Of Marv Gaye’s Son Demands Spoal Support In Bter Divorce, Months After Accg Him Of Potg Gun At Her Marv Gaye's Tragic Death And Explosive Estate Battle To Be Explored In Groundbreakg REELZ DocumentaryArticle ntu below advertisementZeola ntued, "I don't want to be rich: I jt want to be fortable where I n be a posn to say, 'Come on guys, get your passports, we are gog to London.

Even though Gaye is gone he created a number of songs his fans and other artists enjoy and are spired by today cludg “Let’s Get It On, ” “Sexual Healg, ” “I Heard Through the Grapeve, ” and “What’s Gog On. Marv Gaye posg wh his children Frankie and Nona at the Grammy Awards 1983 | Betty Galella/Ron Galella Collectn via Getty Imag. Durg the 1970s, Gaye rerd the albums What's Gog On and Let's Get It On and beme one of the first artists Motown to break away om the res of a productn later rerdgs fluenced several ntemporary R&B sub-genr, such as quiet storm and Neo-Soul.

Gaye's last televised appearanc were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Motown 25: Yterday, Today, Forever; and Soul April 1, 1984, the eve of his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and mortally wound by his father, Marv Gay Sr., at their hoe Hanck Park, Los Angel, after an argument. Many stutns have posthumoly btowed Gaye wh awards and other honors cludg the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and ductns to the Rhythm and Blu Mic Hall of Fame, the Songwrers Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - IMDb Mi Bgraphy By: BonaoFaySpoJan Gaye(October 10, 1977 - November 15, 1982) (divorced, 2 children)Anna Gordy Gaye(January 8, 1964 - March 1977) (divorced, 1 child)ChildrenParentsMarv Gaye Sr.

WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERMARV GAYETRACK 2 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYETHE SEND SONG ON MARV GAYE’S WHAT’S GOG ON TELLS A STORY OF A SOLDIER G BACK TO THE UNED STAT AFTER FIGHTG VIETNAM, AND THE ADJTMENTS TO CULTURE THAT… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER44K VIEWS23 CONTRIBUTORSWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER LYRICS[VERSE 1]HEY BABY, WHAT YOU KNOW GOOD?I'M JT GETTG BACK, BUT YOU KNEW I WOULDWAR IS HELL, WHEN WILL END?WHEN WILL PEOPLE START GETTG TOGETHER AGA?ARE THGS REALLY GETTG BETTER, LIKE THE NEWSPAPER SAID?WHAT ELSE IS NEW MY IEND, BIS WHAT I READ?[VERSE 2]CAN'T FD NO WORK, N'T FD NO JOB, MY IENDMONEY IS TIGHTER THAN 'S EVER BEENSAY MAN, I JT DON'T UNRSTAND WHAT'S GOG ON ACROSS THIS LAND?AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?YEAH, WHAT'S HAPPENG? WHAT'S HAPPENG MY MAN?[VERSE 3]ARE THEY STILL GETTG DOWN WHERE WE ED TO GO AND DANCE?WILL OUR BALL CLUB W THE PENNANT, DO YOU THK THEY HAVE A CHANCE?AND TELL ME IEND, HOW THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN?TELL ME WHAT'S OUT AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S [VERSE 4]WHAT'S THE AL MANWHAT'S HAPPENG? WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?WHAT'S HAPPENG MY MAN?WHOO, AH, AH, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?SAY MAN, WHOO, WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER?YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[OUTRO]WHAT'S BEEN SHAKG UP AND DOWN THE LE?I WANT TO KNOW, BEE I'M SLIGHTLY BEHD THE TIM5EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN2 NTRIBUTORSTHE SEND SONG ON MARV GAYE’S WHAT’S GOG ON TELLS A STORY OF A SOLDIER G BACK TO THE UNED STAT AFTER FIGHTG VIETNAM, AND THE ADJTMENTS TO CULTURE THAT HE HAS TO MAKE. THIS TRACK WAS SPIRED BY GAYE’S BROTHER FRANKIE, WHO SPENT THREE YEARS SERVG VIETNAM.EXPAND +45SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER”?WHO WROTE “WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER” BY MARV GAYE?WHAT’S GOG ON (1971)MARV GAYE1. WHAT’S GOG ON2. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER3. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY)4. SAVE THE CHILDREN5. GOD IS LOVE6. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY)7. RIGHT ON8. WHOLY HOLY9. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)EXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWRTEN BYMARV GAYE & JAM NYXARRANGED BYDAVID VAN PTEBASS GUARJAM JAMERSONVOLSMARV GAYERELEASE DATEMAY 21, 1971SONGS THAT SAMPLE WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERGHETTO ROCK BY AMERIGO GAZAWAY, THE PANTI BY AMERIGO GAZAWAY & BETIFUL PEOPLE BY A$AP FERG (FT. CHUCK D & MAMA FERG)SONGS THAT INTERPOLATE WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHERWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER BY THE VERNON SPRGWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER COVERSWHAT'S GOG ON BY JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP & WHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER BY KEB' MO' (FT. BETTYE LAVETTE)WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER REMIXWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER (DETRO MIX) BY MARV GAYEWHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER LIVE PERFORMANCWHAT'S HAPPENG BROTHER (LIVE 1972) BY MARV GAYEVIEW WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER SAMPLTAGSR&BSEVENTIMOTOWNSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

This versn of the latter-mentned song is slightly different om the now popular versn, that Gaye begs this wh: "Father, Father" and the new versn begs wh "Mother, Mother".

Marv Gaye III, son of Marv Gaye, has been the news bee he is currently unr vtigatn for threateng his wh a pistol, know about his parents and wife.

MARV GAYE'S SISTER ZEOLA FIV HER FATHER FOR KILLG THE R&B LEGEND

Marv Gaye III, the son of Motown legend Marv Gaye, is beg vtigated after was claimed that he threatened his wh a pistol and fled the scene a Corvette before the police uld fd him and arrt him. Acrdg to law enforcement sourc, a plat of a “fay dispute” at Gaye’s Calabasas home was ma to the sheriff’s office somewhere about 8:05 p. He also has two siblgs named Nona Gaye and Frankie Gaye who were the children of his father and his send wife, Jan Gaye.

Havg prevly stggled wh kidney problems, Marv Gaye III received a kidney donatn om Rick Greene of Ccnati after hearg him on televisn. Gaye's younger sister Zeola joed HuffPost Live on Tuday, jt before the 31st anniversary of the Grammy Award-wner's ath, and fondly remembered her brother.

Before You GoMichael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagLONDON - 1964: R&B sger Marv Gaye holds urt at a prs nference at Heathrow Airport cir 1964 as he arriv London, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag) GAB Archive via Getty ImagPhoto of Marv GAYE and Tammi TERRELL; Posed portra of Tammi Terrell and Marv Gaye (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns)Echo via Getty ImagPhoto of Marv GAYE, Posed stud portra of Marv Gaye (Photo by Echo/Redferns)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagR&B sger Marv Gaye pos for a portra leang agast a mo-ped soter cir 1967. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagSoul sger Marv Gaye enjoys an ice cream ne as he strolls down the boardwalk cir 1965 Atlantic Cy, New Jersey.

WHAT’S GOG ONMARV GAYETRACK 1 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWHAT’S GOG ON IS AN EXQUISE PLEA FOR PEACE ON EARTH, SUNG BY A MAN AT THE HEIGHT OF CRISIS. IN 1970, MARV GAYE WAS MOTOWN’S TOP MALE VOL STAR, YET HE WAS TRATED… READ MORE JAN. 17, 19711 VIEWER590.6K VIEWS85 CONTRIBUTORSWHAT’S GOG ON LYRICS[INTRO]HEY, HEY-HEYHEY, WHAT'S HAPPEN'?HEY, BROTHER, WHAT'S HAPPEN'?BOY, THIS IS A GROOVY PARTY (HEY, HOW YOU DO'?)MAN, I N DIG YEAH, BROTHER, SOLID, RIGHT ONWHAT'S HAPPEN'?HEY, MAN, WHAT'S HAPPENG?WOOEVERYTHG IS EVERYTHGWE'RE GONNA DO A GET DOWN TODAY, BOY, I'LL TELL YA[VERSE 1]MOTHER, MOTHERTHERE'S TOO MANY OF YOU CRYGBROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHERTHERE'S FAR TOO MANY OF YOU DYGYOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME LOVG HERE TODAY, YEAH[VERSE 2]FATHER, FATHERWE DON'T NEED TO LATEYOU SEE, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWERFOR ONLY LOVE N NQUER HATEYOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME LOVG HERE TODAY, OH (OH)YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]PICKET L (SISTER) AND PICKET SIGNS (SISTER)DON'T PUNISH ME (SISTER) WH BTALY (SISTER)TALK TO ME (SISTER), SO YOU N SEE (SISTER)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)YEAH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON[POST-CHOS]AH-AH-AH-AH (IN THE MEANTIME, RIGHT ON, BABY)WOO (RIGHT ON, BABY), WOOAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA, YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO (RIGHT ON, BABY, RIGHT ON), WOOAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YABA-DA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOOBA-DA-BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-BA-BA-DO[VERSE 3]MOTHER, MOTHEREVERYBODY THKS WE'RE WRONGOH, BUT WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE SIMPLY 'E OUR HAIR IS LONG?OH, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FD A WAYTO BRG SOME UNRSTANDG HERE TODAY, OH-OH[CHOS]PICKET L (BROTHER) AND PICKET SIGNS (BROTHER)DON'T PUNISH ME (BROTHER) WH BTALY (BROTHER)COME ON, TALK TO ME (BROTHER), SO YOU N SEE (BROTHER)OH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)YEAH, WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)TELL ME WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOG ON (WHAT'S GOG ON)[POST-CHOS]WOO-OOH-OOH-OOH (RIGHT ON, BABY, RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA, YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO, WOO (RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YABA-DA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOOBA-DA-BOO-BOO-BOO-DOO, BA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA[OUTRO]WOO (RIGHT ON, BABY, E ON, RIGHT ON)AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAWOO (RIGHT ON)LISTEN, AH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YADA-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO-DOODA-BOO-BOO-DOO, BOO-BOO-BOO49EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

(Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)David Redfern via Getty ImagPhoto of Marv GAYE, Marv Gaye performg on tv show (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagR&B sger Marv Gaye pos for a portra cir 1964 New York Cy, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagR&B sger Marv Gaye pos for a portra cir 1964 New York Cy, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty ImagR&B sger Marv Gaye pos for a portra backstage at the Apollo Theater wh female R&B vol group 'Martha & The Vanllas' (Betty Kelly, Rosald Ashford, and Martha Reev) 1962 New York Cy, New York.

WHAT THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF MARV GAYE'S LIFE WERE LIKE

(Photo by Don Plsen/Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty Imag&B sger Marv Gaye plays piano at Freedomland Amement Park 1964 Bronx, New York. (Photo by Don Plsen/Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Donaldson Collectn via Getty ImagSoul sger Marv Gaye pos for a portra on June 5, 1963 New York Cy, New York.

FRANKIE GAYE

(Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag) Michael Ochs Archiv via Getty Imag(L-R) Charl Barksdale, Marv Gaye, Jam Nolan, Ree Palmer, Chter Simmons, and Harvey Fuqua (seated) of the doo wop group 'The Moonglows' pose for a portra 1959. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archiv/Getty Imag)Jim Brt via Getty ImagSoul sger and songwrer Marv Gaye at Goln Wt Studs 1973 Los Angel, California. (Photo by Jim Brt/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Imag)Gill Petard via Getty ImagStevie Wonr and Marv Gaye around a microphone at the Motown rerdg stud Detro 1965 the Uned Stat.