The players’ anthem: when Marv Gaye sang ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the 1983 All-Star Game — Andspe

Contents:

• 20 YEARS AGO, MARV GAYE TOOK 'NATNAL ANTHEM' TO NEW HEIGHTS
• FEBARY 13, 1983: THE AFTERNOON MARV GAYE REVOLUTNIZED THE SGG OF THE NATNAL ANTHEM
• FLASHBACK: MARV GAYE REIMAG ‘THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ 1983
• THE PLAYERS’ ANTHEM: WHEN MARV GAYE SANG ‘THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ AT THE 1983 ALL-STAR GAME
• MARV GAYE SPIC UP “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER” AT NBA ALL-STAR GAME, ON THIS DAY IN 1983 [WATCH]
• MARV GAYE ANTHEM
• MARV GAYE’S INIC NBA ALL-STAR GAME NATNAL ANTHEM: ‘HE TURNED THAT THG TO HIS OWN’
• MARV GAYE’S NATNAL ANTHEM
• FLASHBACK: MARV GAYE GROOV UP NATNAL ANTHEM AT 1983 NBA ALL-STAR GAME
• MARV GAYE'S ALL-STAR GAME NATNAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE: LOOKG BACK AT THE FG MOMENT OM 1983

20 YEARS AGO, MARV GAYE TOOK 'NATNAL ANTHEM' TO NEW HEIGHTS

20 Years Ago, Marv Gaye Took 'Natnal Anthem' To New Heights. It was 20 years ago, at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, that Marv Gaye stole the show wh his sgular rendn of "The Star-Spangled Banner.

But for this game, Gaye took the anthem to a new level. He says Gaye's one rehearsal was bumpy.

FEBARY 13, 1983: THE AFTERNOON MARV GAYE REVOLUTNIZED THE SGG OF THE NATNAL ANTHEM

By this pot his life, Gaye was battlg a ser dg addictn. But then the lights dimmed, and Gaye ma history. One year later, Marv Gaye was ad, shot by his own father.

Marv Gaye was the middle of a pretty remarkable eback when the NBA tapped him to perform the Natnal Anthem at the 1983 All-Star Game. While many of his Motown peers were trapped on the oldi circu, Gaye briefly seemed like he’d be a huge mercial force the MTV-era.

FLASHBACK: MARV GAYE REIMAG ‘THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ 1983

Few people realized that Gaye’s growg e addictn was g his life to spiral pletely out of ntrol.

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Marv Gaye’s natnal anthem remas the most legendary moment of the game (and pretty much any other All-Star Game of the era). Charl Barkley and More Ballers Who Support Gay Marriage.

THE PLAYERS’ ANTHEM: WHEN MARV GAYE SANG ‘THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ AT THE 1983 ALL-STAR GAME

Sadly, was one of Gaye’s fal great moments.

Marv Gaye uld not have looked more qutsentially Marv Gaye if he’d tried.

But back then, Gaye was a feel-good eback story. ” Gaye would e the NBA’s center stage to propel him to the Grammys jt 10 days later.

MARV GAYE SPIC UP “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER” AT NBA ALL-STAR GAME, ON THIS DAY IN 1983 [WATCH]

Gaye, a lchp of swagger, walked to center urt at The Fom a ep blue su — jacket buttoned — wearg dark shas urty of an NBA gift package that had been distributed to all media and VIP guts. ” Gaye eher didn’t know, didn’t show or didn’t re.

The honor guard of nearby Edwards Air Force Base was behd Gaye wh the Amerin and California flags raised.

We knew he was Marv Gaye. Gaye had tertwed his way to the sports world before.

MARV GAYE ANTHEM

Four years earlier, 1979, Gaye sang at the send Larry Holm-Earnie Shavers fight at Caars Palace Las Vegas. Gaye was an avid sports fan — he even once tried out for the Detro Lns. Whether or not he knew , though, as much as Gaye found spiratn the athlet who stood behd him on The Fom’s urt, they found as much if not more him.

“I’ve gone on the rerd many tim sayg that Marv Gaye was my favore artist. Readg Divid Soul: The Life of Marv Gaye, ’s kd of gut-wrenchg.

MARV GAYE’S INIC NBA ALL-STAR GAME NATNAL ANTHEM: ‘HE TURNED THAT THG TO HIS OWN’

Gaye was a tortured spir whose life oftentim played out publicly — spe the sger’s natural shyns. Gaye attempted suici by e overdose Hawaii 1980.

By the time of the 1983 All-Star Game, Gaye had long sce returned om his self-imposed European exile.

While there, Gaye -wrote (wh Oll Brown and David Rz) 1982’s sultry “Sexual Healg. Marv Gaye performs the Netherlands. The two-time NBA champn and Fals MVP lghs at the memory of first meetg Gaye Hollywood — alongsi Johnson — at the famo and famo The Palladium.

MARV GAYE’S NATNAL ANTHEM

Thomas was surprised Gaye knew his name. Abdul-Jabbar, on a break om the book tour for his Beg Kareem: On and Off the Court, rells nng to Gaye at stud ssns for his iend Stevie Wonr’s 1976 Songs In The Key of Life.

FLASHBACK: MARV GAYE GROOV UP NATNAL ANTHEM AT 1983 NBA ALL-STAR GAME

“Marv Gaye was absolutely on the foreont of [artists tacklg societal issu]. Que possibly the most exced for Gaye’s performance wasn’t a player but a ach.

” But as for Gaye himself: “What happened the late ’60s was a lot of what’s gog on our society today. All durg the day, and right before the early afternoon tipoff, Gaye was nowhere to be found. Arrivg only moments before showtime, Gaye ma his way to the floor.

MARV GAYE'S ALL-STAR GAME NATNAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE: LOOKG BACK AT THE FG MOMENT OM 1983

It was a simple beat dubbg a dm track done by Gaye’s guarist and mil director Gordon Banks and a keyboard track that Gaye laid down himself. There isn’t a blueprt for Gaye’s charisma.

” Gaye’s anthem was patrtic s own soulful way, but was simultaneoly bonair too. Gaye, the archbishop of swagger. ” For a two-mute stretch, the basketball world revolved around Marv Gaye and wh his gravatnal pull were MVPs, world champns, former Rooki of the Year, future Hall of Famers and 17, 505 people the stands.

A roar had risen by the time And the home of the brave pped off Gaye’s rendn. Gaye, later 1983, offered a self-diagnosis. Gaye ma a song about love, cln and triumph.