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Contents:

• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE’S 30 TOP SONGS ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
• MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON' TOPS NEW BILLBOARD 'GREATT ALBUMS' LIST
• THE NUMBER ON: MARV GAYE’S “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVE”

MARV GAYE

On April 1, 1984, Marv Gaye was killed, shot ad by his father Marv Gay, Sr.

Gaye was one of Motown’s most soulful and socially aware artists, standg tall amongst peers and label mat like Stevie Wonr by igng spirs wh polilly charged cuts like “What’s Gog On” and equally providg heat for timate tim wh songs like “Let’s Get It On.

Unlike some of his Motown label mat, Marv Gaye was not only a nuanced, soulful volist, but an expert songwrer, pable of craftg betiful, medative ballads as well as thumpg dance floor numbers. Gaye was posthumoly ducted to the Songwrers Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his lible impact on popular mic and culture. Marv Gaye, "Mic" Peak Posn: 22 | Peak Date: 7/14/2001.

MARV GAYE’S 30 TOP SONGS ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100

Marv Gaye & Mary Wells, "What's the Matter Wh You, Baby" Peak Posn: 17 | Peak Date: 7/4/1964.

Marv Gaye & Mary Wells, "Once Upon a Time" Peak Posn: 19 | Peak Date: 6/6/1964. Marv Gaye & Kim Wton, "It Tak Two" Peak Posn: 14 | Peak Date: 3/4/1967.

Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "A't No Mounta High Enough" Peak Posn: 19 | Peak Date: 7/15/1967. Diana Ross & Marv Gaye, "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" Peak Posn: 19 | Peak Date: 5/4/1974. Diana Ross & Marv Gaye, "You're a Special Part of Me" wh Diana Ross Peak Posn: 12 | Peak Date: 11/17/1973.

MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON' TOPS NEW BILLBOARD 'GREATT ALBUMS' LIST

Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" Peak Posn: 10 | Peak Date: 1/20/1968. Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "A't Nothg Like the Real Thg" Peak Posn: 8 | Peak Date: 5/25/1968. Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "You're All I Need to Get By" Peak Posn: 7 | Peak Date: 9/14/1968.

THE NUMBER ON: MARV GAYE’S “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVE”

Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Your Prec Love" Peak Posn: 5 | Peak Date: 11/4/1967. Big 95 Morng Show wh Dewayne WellsMarv Gaye has land on the top spot on Rollg Stone's newly piled list of the 500 Greatt Albums of All Time., ahead of The Beatl, Stevie Wonr, Joni Mchell and The Beach Boys.

Gaye’s 1971 album was lled a "masterpiece [that] began as a reactn to police btaly.

Fally Marv Gaye took over and reworked the melody while addg a few thoughts of his own.