Block party style ftival at brand new multi-ln dollar facily honor of Marv Gaye.
Contents:
- MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
- DR. DRE-PRODUCED MARV GAYE BPIC HEAD TO SCREENS 2023
- SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDN OF MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ RELEASED ON VYL
- NEW MARV GAYE WHAT’S GOING ON DIGAL RELEAS OUT NOW!!
- NEW MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER OPENS WH FTIVAL
MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
Motown/UMe marks the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s "What’s Gog On" sgle wh an all-enpassg digal reissue of the 1971 LP. * new marvin gaye release *
Motown/UMe has marked the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s sgle release for “What’s Gog On” — the tle track om Rollg Stone’s Greatt Album of All Time — wh an all-enpassg digal reissue of the 1971 LP out now on streamg servic. To honor the sgle’s 50th birthday, Motown/UMe grouped together all that bon mic for the digal release dubbed What’s Gog On: Deluxe Edn/50th Anniversary, which ntas the origal album pl 12 bon tracks cludg sgle versns, mos and more, the “Detro Mix” of the album and the llectn of “Funky Natn” stmentals om Gaye’s post-What’s Gog On rerdg ssns.
“The Detro Mix” of What’s Gog On, Gaye’s origal versn of the album before ncelg and reworkg Los Angel, prevly featured on the 30th anniversary reissue of the album 2001. “Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals, ” a seri of jams Gaye laid down the rerdg ssns after releasg What’s Gog On, was clud the 40th anniversary reissue.
“Through the regnn of What’s Gog On Day, we hope to brg awarens to Marv Gaye’s profound words as his timels mic remas our hearts and mds and ntu spirg generatns to e. Marv Gaye is gettg the bpic treatment, Deadle reported Thursday. Dre and Interspe Rerds -founr Jimmy Iove are among the Gaye's widow, Jan Gaye, and Motown Rerds are on board wh the project, the film will have the rights to e Gaye's mic, a key ponent that earlier attempts to brg Gaye's life to screen lacked.
DR. DRE-PRODUCED MARV GAYE BPIC HEAD TO SCREENS 2023
A special 50th anniversary edn of Marv Gaye’s ‘What’s Gog On’ has been released on vyl the Uned Stat * new marvin gaye release *
Hugh has put Gaye's mic projects gog back to "Menace, " which ed "What's Gog On" the trailer. " The lead role has not yet been st, but Hugh says he's hopg to fd an actor whose voice n blend wh Gaye's, whose real vols will be ed throughout the film. A new vyl edn celebratg the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s semal album What’s Gog On has been released today (April 1).
For the first time, four rare cuts om Gaye’s talog make their but on vyl, alongsi a prevly unreleased “stripped” versn of the tle track. Last year saw a full 12 months of activy celebratg Gaye’s eleventh stud album and an all-time classic. The rerd remaed Billboard’s Top LPs chart for over a year and earned Gaye his send No.
Motown’s “Prce Of Soul, ” Marv Gaye, was already a h artist for nearly a when, 1971, he reached new heights wh his album What’s Gog On. An immediate landmark rerdg, was the first of Gaye’s albums to break the top ten of Billboard’s Top LPs, and quickly beme Motown’s bt-sellg rerd. On January 22nd, celebratn of this groundbreakg album while also markg the 50th anniversary of the tle song’s release as a sgle, UMe will be issug three digal llectns that honor the pth of Gaye’s album.
SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDN OF MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ RELEASED ON VYL
In addn, UMe has released Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals (Available HERE), a group of 14 tracks that Gaye rerd late summer and fall of 1971, after the ial release of What’s Gog On. Instead of tourg the wake of the album’s succs, Gaye cut funk and rock jams wh a one-time-only band led by Motown’s then-tourg dmmer Haton Bohannan: 17-year-old Ray Parker, Jr., Melv Rag, a. Gaye played keyboards and percsn.
NEW MARV GAYE WHAT’S GOING ON DIGAL RELEAS OUT NOW!!
The sgle “What’s Gog On” origated as a rponse to police btaly at a prott Berkeley, CA and cid wh personal tragedy Gaye’s life as well as Gaye’s brother’s time fightg Vietnam. Callg out to a broken untry, Gaye searched for reason and hope a world that felt sperate and sensels; a sentiment that many share now more than ever. (Washgton, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Department of Parks and Recreatn (DPR) and DC Department of General Servic (DGS) announced that a brand new multi-ln dollar facily honor of Marv Gaye will open wh a block party style ftival wh members of Marv’s fay, live mic, food tcks, giveaways and more for DPR’s first Marv Gaye Day on Saturday, May 5, 2018, 2 p.
At Marv Gaye Recreatn Center.
Highlights of the event clu the ribbon cuttg for Mayor Bowser and members of Marv Gaye’s fay as the center opens s doors for the first time. “We want to give people a piece of Marv wh the Marv Gaye rec center and ftival; where he grew up and the park he wrote early songs, ” explaed DPR Director Keh A. Followg the ribbon cuttg, atten n take part a Marv Gaye 5K fun n/walk or venture si to explore the facily.
NEW MARV GAYE RECREATN CENTER OPENS WH FTIVAL
The new $14 ln Marv Gaye Recreatn Center was signed by IStud Archects and nstcted by MCN Build through DGS. The mornized Marv Gaye Recreatn Center and Trail Project clus a new two-story 7, 200 square foot recreatn center, wh exterr ameni and improvements along the existg trail.
Trail enhancements clu a fns statn, muny garn and a memorial bronze statue of Marv Gaye g late sprg and a splash pad openg this summer.
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