1964 Marv Gaye and Mary Wells – Once Upon A Time – What Was Left In

Contents:

• MARV GAYE IS SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS OWN FATHER
• MARV GAYE’S DEATH
• 1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME
• MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE’S 30 TOP SONGS ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
• IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY
• MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE
• 1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME
• IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY
• MARV GAYE – ALBUMS COLLECTN (1964-2019) [HI-R] [OFFICIAL DIGAL RELEASE]

MARV GAYE IS SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS OWN FATHER

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.

MARV GAYE’S DEATH

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.

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.

1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME

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.

MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE

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

MARV GAYE

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.

MARV GAYE

What’s Gog On-Marv Gaye (Album).

Every Great Motown H of Marv Gaye (Album).

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

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. 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).

IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY

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.

MARV GAYE ’64 PASSPORT SYMBOLIZ A HEADY TIME HIS LIFE

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

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.

1964 MARV GAYE AND MARY WELLS – ONCE UPON A TIME

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 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.

IT TOOK TWO: MARV GAYE’S DUET LEGACY

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.

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

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.