Marv Gaye Albums Ranked – Return of Rock

Contents:

• MARV GAYE
• ‘SUGAR SHACK,’ AN INIC PATG FEATURED ON A MARV GAYE ALBUM VER, SELLS FOR $15.3 LN
• MARV GAYE'S INIC 'WHAT'S GOG ON' ALBUM COVER WAS A TOTAL ACCINT
• MARV GAYE ALBUMS RANKED

MARV GAYE

A patg that served as the ver for one of legendary soul sger Marv Gaye’s albums has sold at ctn for almost $15. “The Sugar Shack” has bee a wily regnized image – thanks part to s appearance on Gaye’s 1976 “I Want You” album and to s e across four seasons of the s “Good Tim, ” which centered around the liv of a poor fay the Chigo hog projects.

‘SUGAR SHACK,’ AN INIC PATG FEATURED ON A MARV GAYE ALBUM VER, SELLS FOR $15.3 LN

It has officially been 50 years sce the release of Marv Gaye's inic "What's Gog On" legendary sger-songwrer was born 1939, Washgton, D.

He started out sgg church and later beme a member of popular doo-wop group The the genre began fizzlg out the 50s, the group's foundg member Harvey Fuqua took then 20-year-old Gaye to Detro where he met Berry Gordy Jr., the founr of Motown rerds. At the label, he earned the tle of Prce of Motown for his soulful sound and duetted wh the lik of Diana was shot ad 1984, the day before his 45th birthday, by his father Marv Gaye Sr. It was Gaye's eleventh stud album, "What's Gog On", that went on to fe him for s after his album was released on May 21 1971, exactly 50 years ago today.

MARV GAYE'S INIC 'WHAT'S GOG ON' ALBUM COVER WAS A TOTAL ACCINT

In the years followg Gaye's ath, the rerd achieved new heights and earned the top place on Rollg Stone's 500 Greatt Albums Of All Time. Marv Gaye's "What's Gog On" turns 50.

MARV GAYE ALBUMS RANKED

The rerd went on to bee one of Gaye's most highly-regard albums of all time. The album's powerful artwork featur a close-up image of Gaye lookg emotnal as he gaz off to the distance ntemplatn.

The photograph was taken the backyard of Gaye's ver was signed by Motown art director Curtis McNair and photographed by Jim asked an terview for Boston newspaper The Bay State Banner 2008 what his favore ver was, McNair named "What's Gog On. "McNair then suggted they ask Gaye for his opn as he also happened to be the Motown buildg at that time.

Soul sger Marv Gaye plays piano as he rerds a stud cir 1974. Marv Gaye (born Marv Pentz Gay Jr.