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What's Going On (Album) by Marvin Gaye
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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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Published: 03 Mar 2022, 20:35
The First Marvin Gaye Album Credited As Produced Solely By The Artist Himself "What's Going On" Is A Unified Concept Album Consisting Of Nine Songs Most Of Which Lead Into The Next. It Has Also Been Categorized As A Song Cycle The Album Ends On A Reprise Of The Album's Opening Theme. The Album Is Told From The Point Of View Of A Vietnam War Veteran Returning To The Country He Had Been Fighting For And Seeing Nothing But Injustice Suffering And Hatred. "What's Going On" Was The First Album On Which Motown Records' Main Studio Band The Group Of Session Musicians Known As The Funk Brothers Received An Official Credit. The Album Features Introspective Lyrics And Socially-Conscious Themes About Drug Abuse Poverty And The Vietnam War. "What's Going On" Was Both An Immediate Commercial And Critical Success And Has Endured As A Classic Of Early-1970s Soul.