Let's get it on. By Brad Wete On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye was killed, shot dead by his father Marvin Gay, Sr. in his Los Angeles home. Gaye was one of Motown’s most soulful and socially aware ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his ...
In 1977, iconic R&B singer Marvin Gaye finally caved to pressure from his record label to record a disco song. Gaye, who wasn ...
Marvin Gaye actually revealed himself as more than the typical Motown factory drone well before 1971's What's Going On. He just hadn't quite harnessed those ambitions yet. A desire to break the mold, ...
In June 1973, Marvin Gaye cemented his status as one of music's sexual icons with his hit single "Let's Get It On." The years leading up to the single’s release were turbulent for Gaye. After the ...
Marvin Gaye died at the hands of his father Rev. Marvin Gay Sr. Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Food and Wine, ...
Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...
Marvin Gaye III filed for divorce from his wife, Wendy Gaye, just two months after she filed a restraining order against him. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Marvin listed their date of ...
Janis Hunter Gaye met the legendary at age 17, and they welcomed two children before divorcing in 1982 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
Today is the 50 th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s iconic album, What’s Going On. This 1971 masterpiece is universally regarded as one of the most influential recordings ever made, ...
“What’s Going On: Marvin Gaye’s Anthem for the Ages,” hosted by Don Lemon, debuts Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on CNN. As a child, musician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a professional wedding singer ...
Marvin Gaye III and his estranged wife Wendy hashed out a divorce settlement — nearly one year after she obtained a restraining order against the legendary singer’s son. According to court documents ...