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Artist Biography For Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. 2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984 Was An American Soul And Rnb Singer Songwriter Producer And Multi-Instrumentalist Known As "The Prince Of Soul" Or "The Prince Of Motown." Originally A Member Of The Doo-Wop Group The Moonglows He Pursued A Solo Career After The Group Disbanded And Released Many Successful Solo Hits Including "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" "Let's Get It On" And "What's Going On". His Best Albums Are Still Held In Extremely High Regard And He Is Often Cited As One Of The Finest Singers Of His Era. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Was Born In 1939 To Marvin Gay Sr. And Alberta Gay In Washington D.C.. Gaye Began His Career In Motown In 1958 And Soon Became Motown's Top Solo Male Artist. He Scored Numerous Hits During The 1960s Among Them "Ain't That Peculiar" "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" And "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You " As Well As Several Hit Duets With Tammi Terrell Including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"" And "You're All I Need To Get By" Before Moving On To His Own Form Of Musical Self-Expression. Along With Stevie Wonder Gaye Is Notable For Fighting The Hit-Making—but Creatively Restrictive—Motown Record-Making Process In Which Performers Songwriters And Record Producers Were Generally Kept In Separate Camps. Gaye Forced Motown To Release His 1971 Album What's Going On Which Is Today Hailed As One Of The Best Albums Of All Time. Subsequent Releases Proved That Gaye Who Had Been A Part-Time Songwriter For Motown Artists During His Early Years With The Label Could Write And Produce His Own Singles Without Having To Rely On The Motown System. This Achievement Would Pave The Way For The Successes Of Later Self-Sufficient Singer-Songwriter-Producers In African American Music Such As Luther Vandross And Babyface. During The 1970s Gaye Would Release Several Other Notable Albums Including Let's Get It On And I Want You And Released Several Successful Singles Such As "Come Get To This" "Got To Give It Up" And "Sexual Healing". By The Time Of His Shooting Death In 1984 At The Hands Of His Clergyman Father Gaye Had Become One Of The Most Influential Artists Of The Soul Music Era.
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Biography - Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. 2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984 Was An American Soul And Rnb Singer Songwriter Producer And Multi-Instrumentalist Known As "The Prince Of Soul" Or "The Prince Of Motown." Originally A Member Of The Doo-Wop Group The Moonglows He Pursued A Solo Career After The Group Disbanded And Released Many Successful Solo Hits Including "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" "Let's Get It On" And "What's Going On". His Best Albums Are Still Held In Extremely High Regard And He Is Often Cited As One Of The Finest Singers Of His Era. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Was Born In 1939 To Marvin Gay Sr. And Alberta Gay In Washington D.C.. Gaye Began His Career In Motown In 1958 And Soon Became Motown's Top Solo Male Artist. He Scored Numerous Hits During The 1960s Among Them "Ain't That Peculiar" "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" And "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You " As Well As Several Hit Duets With Tammi Terrell Including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"" And "You're All I Need To Get By" Before Moving On To His Own Form Of Musical Self-Expression. Along With Stevie Wonder Gaye Is Notable For Fighting The Hit-Making—but Creatively Restrictive—Motown Record-Making Process In Which Performers Songwriters And Record Producers Were Generally Kept In Separate Camps. Gaye Forced Motown To Release His 1971 Album What's Going On Which Is Today Hailed As One Of The Best Albums Of All Time. Subsequent Releases Proved That Gaye Who Had Been A Part-Time Songwriter For Motown Artists During His Early Years With The Label Could Write And Produce His Own Singles Without Having To Rely On The Motown System. This Achievement Would Pave The Way For The Successes Of Later Self-Sufficient Singer-Songwriter-Producers In African American Music Such As Luther Vandross And Babyface. During The 1970s Gaye Would Release Several Other Notable Albums Including Let's Get It On And I Want You And Released Several Successful Singles Such As "Come Get To This" "Got To Give It Up" And "Sexual Healing". By The Time Of His Shooting Death In 1984 At The Hands Of His Clergyman Father Gaye Had Become One Of The Most Influential Artists Of The Soul Music Era.
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Pre-Dating The Voyeuristic Tendencies Of Reality Television By 20 Years Here My Dear Is The Sound Of Divorce On Record — Exposed In All Of Its Tender-Nerve Glory For The World To Consume. During The Amazing Success Of I Want You And His Stellar Live At The London Palladium Album Marvin Gaye Was Served With Divorce Papers From His Then-Wife Anna Gordy Gaye Sister Of Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy . One Of The Conditions Of The Settlement Was That Gordy Gaye Would Receive An Extensive Percentage Of Royalties As Well As A Portion Of The Advance For His Next Album. Initially Gaye Was Contemplating Giving Less Than His Best Effort As He Wouldn't Stand To Receive Any Money But Then Reconsidered At The Last Moment. The Result Is A Two-Disc-Long Confessional On The Deterioration Of Their Marriage Starting From The Opening Notes Of The Title Track Gaye Viciously Cuts With Every Lyric Deeper Into An Explanation Of Why The Relationship Died The Way It Did. Gaye Uses The Album Right Down To Its Packaging To Exorcise His Personal Demons With Subtle Visual Digs And Less-Than-Subtle Lyrical Attacks. The Inner Sleeve Had A Pseudo-Board-Game-Like Illustration Entitled "Judgment " In Which A Man's Hand Passes A Record To A Woman's. One Side Of The Sleeve Has Gaye's Music And Recording Equipment While The Other Side Of The Board Included Jewelry And Other Luxurious Amenities. Musically The Album Retains The High Standards Gaye Set In The Early '70s But You Can Hear The Agonizing Strain Of Recent Events In His Voice To The Point Where Even Several Vocal Overdubs Can't Save His Delivery. Stripped To Its Bare Essence Here My Dear Is No Less Than Brilliantly Unsettling And A Perfect Cauterization To A Decade Filled With Personal Turmoil.
Published: 06 Jun 2010, 02:51
Pre-Dating The Voyeuristic Tendencies Of Reality Television By 20 Years Here My Dear Is The Sound Of Divorce On Record — Exposed In All Of Its Tender-Nerve Glory For The World To Consume. During The Amazing Success Of I Want You And His Stellar Live At The London Palladium Album Marvin Gaye Was Served With Divorce Papers From His Then-Wife Anna Gordy Gaye Sister Of Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy . One Of The Conditions Of The Settlement Was That Gordy Gaye Would Receive An Extensive Percentage Of Royalties As Well As A Portion Of The Advance For His Next Album. Initially Gaye Was Contemplating Giving Less Than His Best Effort As He Wouldn't Stand To Receive Any Money But Then Reconsidered At The Last Moment. The Result Is A Two-Disc-Long Confessional On The Deterioration Of Their Marriage Starting From The Opening Notes Of The Title Track Gaye Viciously Cuts With Every Lyric Deeper Into An Explanation Of Why The Relationship Died The Way It Did. Gaye Uses The Album Right Down To Its Packaging To Exorcise His Personal Demons With Subtle Visual Digs And Less-Than-Subtle Lyrical Attacks. The Inner Sleeve Had A Pseudo-Board-Game-Like Illustration Entitled "Judgment " In Which A Man's Hand Passes A Record To A Woman's. One Side Of The Sleeve Has Gaye's Music And Recording Equipment While The Other Side Of The Board Included Jewelry And Other Luxurious Amenities. Musically The Album Retains The High Standards Gaye Set In The Early '70s But You Can Hear The Agonizing Strain Of Recent Events In His Voice To The Point Where Even Several Vocal Overdubs Can't Save His Delivery. Stripped To Its Bare Essence Here My Dear Is No Less Than Brilliantly Unsettling And A Perfect Cauterization To A Decade Filled With Personal Turmoil.