Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, – April 1, ) [1] was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and.
Marvin Gaye was a soul singer-songwriter with Motown in the s and s. He produced his own records and often addressed controversial themes.
Marvin Gaye (born April 2, , Washington, D.C., U.S.—died April 1, , Los Angeles, California) was an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the s. Gaye’s father was a storefront preacher; his mother was a domestic worker. Gaye sang in his father’s Evangelical church in Washington, D.C., and.
10 Surprising Facts About Marvin Gaye Did you know that Marvin Gaye dreamed of joining the NFL? Or that he played the drums for Stevie Wonder? Today would have been Marvin Gaye's 75th birthday.