MARVIN GAYE - A MUSICAL TESTAMENT 1964 - 1984

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Recently, a former employee of the Motown Mm appeared on an episo of "Antiqu Roadshow" wh a 1964 passport belongg to Marv Gaye. While I nsired the disvery of the passport and s asssed valued - $20,000 - trigug, I was jt as eager to know where he was travelg to and why.

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MARV GAYE IS SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS OWN FATHER

Disver Early Years 1961-1964 by Marv Gaye released 1980. Fd album reviews, track lists, creds, awards and more at AllMic. * 1964 marvin gaye *

At the peak of his reer, Marv Gaye was the Prce of Motown—the soulful voice behd hs as wi-rangg as “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “Mercy Mercy Me (The Elogy). ” Like his label-mate Stevie Wonr, Gaye both epomized and outgrew the crowd-pleasg sound that ma Motown famo. That life me to a tragic end on April 1, 1984, when Marv Gaye was shot and killed by his own father one day short of his 45th the physil e of Marv Gaye’s ath was straightforward—”Gunshot wound to cht perforatg heart, lung and liver, ” acrdg to the Los Angel County Coroner—the events that led to were much more tangled.

Marv Gay, Sr., (the “e” was add by his son for his stage name) was a preacher the Hebrew Pentestal Church and a proponent of a strict moral he enforced btally wh his four children. Clearly harbored unrolved feelgs toward his abive feelgs spilled out for the fal time the Los Angel home of Marv Gay, Sr., and his wife Alberta.

MARV GAYE’S DEATH

Marv Gaye was a sger and songwrer, known for his proment role the Motown rerd pany. He grew up Washgton, D.C, and was raised by his father, * 1964 marvin gaye *

Only one year removed om his first Grammy w and om a triumphant return to the pop charts wh “Sexual Healg, ” Marv Gaye was horrible physil, psychologil and fancial an argument between father and son lated to a physil fight on the morng of April 1, 1984, Alberta Gay was tryg to lm her son his bedroom when Marv Sr. Marv Gaye’s brother, Frankie, who lived next door, and who held the legendary sger durg his fal mut, later wrote his memoir that Marv Gaye’s fal, disturbg statement was, “I got what I wanted…. Marv Gaye was a sger and songwrer, known for his proment role the Motown rerd pany.

C, and was raised by his father, Marv Gay, Sr, a mister, and his mother, Alberta Gay. As Marv began his mil reer, he was teased for his surname “Gay”, so he add an ‘E’ to the end of , which created distance between him and his father, who had a rocky relatnship.

1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME

1964 Marv Gaye and Mary Wells - Once Upon A Time Mary Wells grew up poverty Detro. She had wrten the song Bye Bye Baby and offered to Berry Gordy, hopg he would have Jackie Wilson to rerd . Berry had her sg some of the song, and that imprsed him enough… * 1964 marvin gaye *

Gaye was pronounced ad at the hospal, the day before his 45th birthday.

Gaye’s father stated that he killed his son self-fense, did not know if the gun was load, and even said, “I didn’t mean to do . Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marv Gaye. What’s Gog On-Marv Gaye (Album).

Every Great Motown H of Marv Gaye (Album). 1964 Marv Gaye and Mary Wells – Once Upon A Time. Marv Gaye began rerdg for Motown 1961 and had three top ten R&B hs 1962 and 1963, one of which (Pri and Joy) also reached the top ten on the Hot 100.

MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE

Disver A Mil Ttament 1964-1984 by Marv Gaye released 1988. Fd album reviews, track lists, creds, awards and more at AllMic. * 1964 marvin gaye *

Recently, a former employee of the Motown Mm Detro appeared on an episo of “Antiqu Roadshow” wh a 1964 passport belongg to sger Marv Gaye. The appraiser on the show told him that passports were very llectible – and Marv Gaye memorabilia don’t e up very often – and that this one was worth $20, 000 for surance purpos (which isn’t necsarily the same as retail or ctn value). What I found equally as tertg was what the passport self told about this time Gaye’s life.

An up-close and partial view of Marv Gaye’s passport om 1964.

Gaye fact was embarkg on his first trip to London (and perhaps abroad). A full view of Marv Gaye’s passport om 1964.

MARV GAYE

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Several webs mentned that Marv Gaye’s trip was part of a Motortown Revue that went to London November but I was not able to verify that.

MARV GAYE

Marv Gaye bgraphy and history on AllMic cludg birthday, bt songs, existg and new album rmatn, and more. * 1964 marvin gaye *

Motown founr Berry Gordy took his performers – the Suprem, the Temptatns, Ltle Stevie Wonr and others, but not Gaye om what I uld fd – to London March 1965, but that trip was said to have been a fancial disaster. While London, Gaye performed on the Nov.

Gaye sang “Can I Get A Wns” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), ” which he lip-synched, acrdg to one acunt. It was a heady time for Gaye, who had started out as a dmmer, piano player and songwrer after arrivg at Motown around 1961.

Motown released four albums by Gaye that year: “Together” wh Wells, his fifth album and the first to make the Billboard 200 album chart; “When I Cry Alone, ” “Marv Gaye Greatt Hs” and “Hello Broadway.

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

Marv Gaye's top songs: His biggt hs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. * 1964 marvin gaye *

Marv Gaye London, 1964. Four Marv Gaye albums released 1964.

Durg their tour of the Uned Stat that year, the Beatl named Gaye and several other Motown sgers among their favore Amerin performers, along wh the “Detro Sound.

” “We like Marv Gaye, ” said John Lennon, when asked which artist or mil group fluenced their mic. Marv Gaye, ” said Gee Harrison. The year before had been jt as excg for Gaye, wh the sgl “Can I Get A Wns, ” “Hchhike” and “Pri and Joy” htg the charts.

IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY

The story of Motown tryg to fd Marv Gaye a duet partner is one of the great melodramas of Amerin pop mic—vexed, tragic, ultimately triumphant, … * 1964 marvin gaye *

All three also were clud as tracks on the 1964 “Marv Gaye Greatt Hs” album. Gaye was London aga 1976 a tour that produced the album “Marv Gaye Live at the London Palladium” and one of my favore songs “Got to Give It Up.

MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE

Recently, a former employee of the Motown Mm appeared on an episo of "Antiqu Roadshow" wh a 1964 passport belongg to Marv Gaye. While I nsired the disvery of the passport and s asssed valued - $20,000 - trigug, I was jt as eager to know where he was travelg to and why. * 1964 marvin gaye *

Marv Gaye.

Few figur Amerin mic the 20th century n pare to Marv Gaye.

1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME

1964 Marv Gaye and Mary Wells - Once Upon A Time Mary Wells grew up poverty Detro. She had wrten the song Bye Bye Baby and offered to Berry Gordy, hopg he would have Jackie Wilson to rerd . Berry had her sg some of the song, and that imprsed him enough… * 1964 marvin gaye *

" That list also shows how the entire history of postwar R&B n be seen through the reer of Marv Gaye. As the 1970s dawned, Gaye grappled wh social prott on What's Gog On, the 1971 album that found the sger/songwrer chartg his own idsyncratic urse.

IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY

The story of Motown tryg to fd Marv Gaye a duet partner is one of the great melodramas of Amerin pop mic—vexed, tragic, ultimately triumphant, … * 1964 marvin gaye *

From that pot, Gaye lved to funk, blaxploatn, and dis, eventually settlg to the smooth environs of quiet storm.

MARV GAYE – ALBUMS COLLECTN (1964-2019) [HI-R] [OFFICIAL DIGAL RELEASE]

Marv Gaye - Albums Collectn (1964-2019) 19 Discs | Hi-R | FLAC Tracks / 24b / 96kHz / 192kHz 3% RAR Revery R&B / SOUL / ADULT CONTEMPORARY * 1964 marvin gaye *

Throughout this perd, Gaye battled personal mons, often creatg powerful art through his stggl, but they ught up wh him tragilly 1984, when he was murred by his father.

Gaye's legacy ronated over the s -- he was a touchstone for soul and pop mic that was eher sensual or polil -- but his early ath leav hangg the qutn of what he uld've achieved if he were alive. Marv Pentz Gay, Jr.

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