Marv Gaye is a renowned Amerin sger-songwrer and mician who was well known for his ntributns to the genr of rhythm and blu, soul, funk and
Contents:
- LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
- MARV GAYE AND 5 R&B ARTISTS OM THE ’60S AND ’70S
- WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE
- CHART TOPPG SGERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
Lil Nas X beme the first openly gay black mician to w at the Country Mic Assn. Awards for his h "Old Town Road." * gay black singer from the 60s *
(Matt Wkelmeyer / Getty Imag) Lil Nas X ma history Wednday night at the 53rd CMA Awards when he beme the first openly gay black mician to take home a w om the Country Mic h “Old Town Road, ” a llaboratn wh veteran untry sger Billy Ray Cys, was named the mil event of the year. 14, 2019An earlier versn of this article rrectly stated that Lil Nas X was the first openly gay artist to w a CMA Award. He is the first openly gay black artist to do so.
Country sgers Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, both of whom are whe and openly gay, shared the 2014 song of the year CMA Award wh Kacey Mgrav for “Follow Your Arrow. Marv Gaye (Photo cred: Bang Media).
Marv Gaye is a renowned Amerin sger-songwrer and mician who was well known for his ntributns to the genr of rhythm and blu, soul, funk and pop mic. Gaye’s reer began 1962 when he signed wh Motown Rerds.
MARV GAYE AND 5 R&B ARTISTS OM THE ’60S AND ’70S
His but album “The Soulful Moods of Marv Gaye” (1961) marked the begng of a long le of succsful albums that would follow durg his mil reer.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Marv Gaye helped to shape the sound of morn R&B wh his distct vol style and eclectic productn techniqu. His fluence n be heard many proment artists om this perd cludg Aretha Frankl whose inic song “Rpect” paid homage to Gaye’s socially nsc lyrics; Al Green whose melodic soulful sgg style was heavily fluenced by Gaye; Stevie Wonr whose rporatn to some R&B elements to pop/rock songs was clearly spired by Gaye; Curtis Mayfield whose poetic lyrics laid groundwork for hip hop; and Smokey Robson whose smooth falsetto vols shared many siari wh Marv Gaye’s own vol stylgs. In addn to beg an amazg mician who phed boundari milly both technilly and creatively, Marv Gaye is a legend bee he ed his platform as an artist to speak up about important socpolil issu throughout his reer.
WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE
The 1960s and 1970s were a goln age for R&B mic, wh hoehold nam like Marv Gaye, Smokey Robson, Aretha Frankl, Stevie Wonr, and Otis Reddg providg the soundtrack to a generatn. Wh this md, we will explore the ntributns of five legendary R&B artists om this era: Marv Gaye, Smokey Robson, Aretha Frankl, Stevie Wonr, and Otis Reddg. Marv Gaye was one of the most fluential R&B sgers of all time.
Marv Gaye.
CHART TOPPG SGERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
Marv Gaye was one of the most fluential black male sgers of the 60s and 70s. Marv Gaye ntu to be rpected and admired as one of the greatt artists mic history wh a non of work that still ronat today. There have been many great black sgers throughout history, cludg Aretha Frankl, Stevie Wonr, Sam Cooke, Marv Gaye, and Michael of the powerful volists ma their mark on mic wh their unique styl and timels songs.