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Born Marv Pentz Gay Jr.

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A 25-year-old Marv Gaye, photographed on his first vis to the U. Berry Gordy produc The Soulful Moods Of Marv Gaye, his but album; is not a mercial succs. Listen to Marv Gaye.

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Perhaps one of Motown’s most versatile performers, Marv Gaye joed Motown as a dmmer, after a stt wh Harvey and the Moonglows the 1950s. Marv Gaye’s 1968 rerdg of “I Heard It Through The Grapeve” sold four ln pi and was the top-sellg Motown sgle at the time.

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In 1970, Marv Gaye briefly dreamed of leavg his sgg reer to bee a profsnal football player. Motown 25 Yterday, Today, Forever, Marv Gaye.

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The life and tragic ath of Marv Gaye, the son of a preacher who beme Motown's voice of polil change and died at the hands of his own father. Marv Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leadg Motown artist the 1960s and 1970s.

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Marv Pentz Gay Jr.

To Alberta and Reverend Marv Gay Sr. Durg his childhood, Gaye clashed wh his father, a preacher who reportedly had a strict style of parentg. Sger Marv Gaye performs on the NBC TV mic show 'Hullabaloo' Febary 1965 New York Cy, New York.

Inially startg wh gospel mic his father's church, Gaye beme enthralled by the R&B and doo-wop tun popular the 1950s. Gaye was signed and began rerdg wh Motown Rerds 1961. Gaye's father had a reputatn as a "crossdrser" D.

THE LIFE AND TRAGIC ATH OF MARV GAYE, THE SON OF A PREACHER WHO BEME MOTOWN'S VOICE OF POLIL CHANGE AND DIED AT THE HANDS OF HIS OWN FATHER

In the 1960s, Gaye soared to fame. Promotnal poster for Marv Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

Gaye had fallen to a ep prsn surroundg the ath of long-time llaborator Tammi Terrell, the failure of his first marriage, and troubl wh addictn. Rpondg to the protts and police btaly of Bloody Thursday Berkeley 1969, Gaye put out the now-famo "What's Gog On. " The choice to tegrate polics to Motown not only troduced Gaye to a larger dience, but paved the way for a new kd of prott mic rhythm and blu.

"In the early 1980s, Gaye briefly moved to Ostend, Belgium to ntrol his issu wh substance abe, addrs his fancial troubl wh the IRS, and rebuild his WBUR. Gaye left Motown Rerds and signed wh Columbia 1982 — this partnership yield his last album Midnight Love and s lead sgle "Sexual Healg. " This smash h earned Gaye his first two Grammy Awards, Bt Male R&B Vol Performance and Bt R&B Instmental Performance 1983.

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