Rememberg Marv Gaye's Inic 'What's Gog On' : NPR

Contents:

• 50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER
• WHAT'S GOG ON
• MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
• REMEMBERG MARV GAYE'S INIC 'WHAT'S GOG ON'
• ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’: WHEN MARV GAYE UNVEILED A MASTERPIECE
• 50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER

50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER

“What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” hosted by Don Lemon, buts Sunday at 8 p. As a child, mician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a profsnal weddg sger, harmonizg wh Marv Gaye’s inic “What’s Gog On” album their livg room. In a recent terview for a new CNN documentary about Gaye’s work, tled “What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” the Grammy-nomated artist and activist relled redisverg the album jt before headg to a prott Nashville last summer.

WHAT'S GOG ON

” Marv Gaye bgrapher, David Rz, told CNN for the same project. ” Sheila E., who toured wh Marv Gaye 1982-83, says the film. Gilfillian scrib Gaye’s mic as a subtle sctn.

And he’s grateful to Gaye for potg the way. Marv Gaye. 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.

MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE

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.

REMEMBERG MARV GAYE'S INIC 'WHAT'S GOG ON'

“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 released his landmark album What's Gog On 50 years ago today. On this day 50 years ago, Marv Gaye released an album still nsired a masterpiece, "What's Gog On.

Up to that pot, Gaye was known for R&B pop hs like "Heard It Through The Grapeve" and "A't No Mounta High Enough" wh Tammi Terrell. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH")MARVIN GAYE: (Sgg) Listen, baby, a't no mounta high, a't no valley low, a't no river wi enough, TERRELL: (Sgg) If you need me ll me, no matter where you are, no matter how (Sgg) Don't worry, Tammi Terrell's ath 1970 vastated Marv Gaye.

‘WHAT’S GOG ON’: WHEN MARV GAYE UNVEILED A MASTERPIECE

I loved Grand Funk Railroad, The Suprem, really loved The Temptatns and then sudnly, "What's Gog On" by Marv Gaye.

(SOUNDBITE OF MARVIN GAYE SONG, "WHAT'S GOING ON")UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Hey, man, what's your name?

50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHAT'S GOING ON")GAYE: (Sgg) Mother, mother, there's too many of you cryg. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHAT'S GOING ON")GAYE: (Sgg) Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dyg.

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