Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. † (April 2, 1939 - c. April 1, 1984 [aged 44]) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician.
==History==
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to Marvin Gay Sr. and Alberta Gay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/washington-dc-sites-with-links-to-marvin-gaye/2012/04/26/gIQAClu6lT_story.html His first home was in a public housing project in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. Although one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, most buildings were small, in extensive disrepair, and lacked both electricity and running water. The alleys were full of story shacks, and nearly every dwelling was overcrowded. Gaye and his friends nicknamed the area "Simple City" due to it being a half-city, half country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/old-but-not-cold-four-very-long-time-friends-anticipate-turning-100-this-year/2016/03/14/2c9f1b5e-e723-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html
Gaye started singing in church when he was four years old, his father often accompanied him on piano. https://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Popular-Culture/dp/0879728213 Gaye and his family were part of a Pentecostal church known as the House of God that took its teachings from Pentecostalism, command strict conduct, and bond to both the Old and New Testaments. Gaye developed a love of singing at an early age and was encouraged to pursue a professional music career after a performance at a school play at 11 singing Mario Lanza's "Be My Love". His sister later explained that Gaye was beaten by his father often, from age seven well into his teenage years. https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Soul-Life-Marvin-Gaye/dp/030681191X
Gaye briefly attended Spingarn High School before transferring to Cardozo High School. At Cardozo, Gaye joined several doo-wop vocal groups, including the Dippers and the D.C. Tones. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/29/simmons-memories-of-marvin-gaye-kept-alive-by-a-lo/ Gaye's relationship with his father worsened during his teenage years, as his father would kick him out of the house often. In 1956, 17-year-old Gaye dropped out of high school and enlisted in the United States Air Force as an airman basic. His early disenchantment with the service was similar to most of his peers who were made to perform menial labor, not working on jet airplanes as hoped. Gaye later said he lost his virginity to a local prostitute while in the Air Force. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0913051_marvin_gaye_1.html
Following his discharge from the Air Force, Gaye and Reese Palmer formed the vocal quartet The Marquees. The group performed in the D.C. area and soon began working with Bo Diddley, who assigned the group to Columbia subsidiary OKeh Records after failing to get the group signed to his own label. Gaye began composing music during this period. http://www.uncamarvy.com/Marquees/marquees.html
Harvey Fuqua later hired The Marquees as employees. The group changed its name to Harvey and the New Moonglows, and relocated to Chicago. The group recorded several sides for Chess in 1959, including the song "Mama Loocie", which was Gaye's first lead vocal recording. The group found work as session singers for established acts such as Chuck Berry. https://acerecords.co.uk/features/artist-profiles/etta-james
In 1960, the group disbanded. Gaye relocated to Detroit with Fuqua, where he signed with Tri-Phi Records as a session musician, playing drums on several Tri-Phi releases. Gaye performed at Motown president Berry Gordy's house during the holiday season in December 1960. Gordy had Fuqua on his contract with Gaye. Fuqua agreed to sell part of his interest in his contract with Gaye. https://www.amazon.com/Marvin-Gaye-Whats-Going-Motown/dp/1841953148
Shortly afterwards, Gaye signed with Motown subsidiary Tamla. When Gaye signed with Tamla, he pursued a career as a performer of jazz music and standards, having no desire to become an R&B performer. Before the release of his first single, Gaye started spelling his surname with added "e." David Ritz wrote that Gaye did this to silence rumors of his sexuality, and to put more distance between himself and his father. https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/gaye-marvin
Gaye released his first single, "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide", in May 1961, with the album The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, following a month later. Gaye's initial recordings failed commercially and he spent most of 1961 performing session work as a drummer for artists such as The Miracles, The Marvelettes and Jimmy Reed for $5 a week. https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Bottom-Moments-Music-Babylon/dp/0312148534 While Gaye took some advice on performing with his eyes open and also got pointers on how to move more gracefully onstage, he refused to attend grooming school courses at the John Robert Powers School for Social Grace in Detroit because of his unwillingness to comply with its orders, something he later regretted. https://www.amazon.com/Motown-Music-Money-Sex-Power/dp/0812974689
==Death==
On April 1, 1984, Gaye got into a fight between his parents in the family house in the West Adams neighborhood of Western Heights in Los Angeles. He became involved in a physical altercation with his father, who shot Gaye twice, once in the chest, piercing his heart, and then into his shoulder. The shooting took place in Gaye's bedroom. Gaye was pronounced dead at 1:01 PM. after his body arrived at California Hospital Medical Center. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marvin-gaye-is-shot-and-killed-by-his-own-father
After Gaye's funeral, his body was cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park–Hollywood Hills, and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/marvin-gaye/marvin-gaye-death-father-explained/
==Discography==
===Albums===
*The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye (1961)
*That Subborn Kinda Fellow (1963)
*When I'm Alone I Cry (1964)
*Hello Broadway (1964)
*How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965)
*A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965)
*Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966)
*In the Groove (1968)
*M.P.G. (1969)
*That's the Way Love Is (1970)
*What's Going On (1971)
*Let's Get It On (1973)
*I Want You (1976)
*Here, My Dear (1978)
*In Our Lifetime (1981)
*Midnight Love (1982)
*Dream of a Lifetime (1985)
*Romantically Yours (1985)
*Vulnerable (1997)
*You're the Man (2019)
===Collaborative Albums===
*Together (1964)
*Take Two (1966)
*United (1967)
*You're All I Need (1968)
*Easy (1969)
*Diana & Marvin (1973)
===Soundtrack Albums===
*Trouble Man (1972)
===Live Albums===
*Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage (1963)
*Marvin Gaye Live! (1974)
*Live at the London Palladium (1977)
*Marvin Gaye: Live in Montreux 1980 (2003)
*Marvin Gaye at the Copa (2005)
*What's Going On Live (2019)
===Compilation Albums===
*Greatest Hits (1964)
*Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1967)
*Marvin Gaye and His Girls (1969)
*Super Hits (1970)
*Greatest Hits (with Tammi Terrell) (1970)
*Anthology (1974)
*Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (1976)
*The Best of Marvin Gaye (1976)
*Greatest Hits (Telstar Release) (1983)
*Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye (1983)
*15 Greatest Hits - Compact Command Performances (1983)
*Motown Superstar Series Volume 15 (1984)
*Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye (1986)
*A Musical Testament: 1964-1984 (1988)
*Love Songs (With Smokey Robinson) (1988)
*The Marvin Gaye Collection (1990)
*Missing You - The Best of Marvin Gaye (1990)
*Love Songs (1990)
*The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994)
*Marvin Gaye (1994)
*The Love Songs (2000)
*Forever Yours (2002)
*Gold (2005)
*The Love Collection (2006)
*Soul Legends (2006)
*Number 1's (2007)
*Playlist Your Way (2008)
*Love Marvin - The Greatest Love Songs (2010)
*Icon: Marvin Gaye (2010)
*S.O.U.L.: Marvin Gaye (2011)
*S.O.U.L.: Marvin Gaye Volume 2 (2012)
*Ain't No Mountain High Enough - The Collection (2012)
*Collected (2014)
===Singles===
*I Want to Come Home for Christmas (1972)
*Let's Get It On (MPG Groove Mix) (2005)
*Ain't No Mountain High Enough (re-issue) (2013)
*Sexual Healing (Kygo remix) (2015)
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