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Marvin Gaye(1939-1984)

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (known professionally as Marvin Gaye; April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".

Gaye's Motown songs include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Gaye also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company.

His later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B sub-genres, such as quiet storm and Neo-Soul. He was a tax exile in Europe in the early 1980s; he released "Sexual Healing" in 1982, which won him his first two Grammy Awards on the album Midnight Love. Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train.

On April 1, 1984, the eve of his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and mortally wounded by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation. Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
BornApril 2, 1939
DiedApril 1, 1984(44)
BornApril 2, 1939
DiedApril 1, 1984(44)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 14 nominations

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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye and Rick James
Marvin Gaye and Rick James
Marvin Gaye and Rick James
Marvin Gaye in Final 24 (2006)
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Leon Russell in A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
Marvin Gaye

Known for

Promotional One Sheet
High Fidelity
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Let's Get It On")
  • 2000
Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. (2013)
R.I.P.D.
5.6
  • Soundtrack("Let's Get It On")
  • 2013
Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
Transformers
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Sexual Healing")
  • 2007
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in The Bounty Hunter (2010)
The Bounty Hunter
5.5
  • Soundtrack("Let's Get It On")
  • 2010

Credits

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Music Department

  • What's Going On
    • songs
    • Pre-production
  • Breaking Down (2014)
    Breaking Down
    • background music
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Oscar Isaac, and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014)
    A Most Violent Year
    • performer: song
    • writer: song
    • 2014
  • Aint No Blurred Lines
    • original music by
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Chris Malinchak: So Good to Me
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2013
  • Sarah Connor Feat. Ne-Yo: Sexual Healing (2007)
    Sarah Connor Feat. Ne-Yo: Sexual Healing
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2007
  • Tweet: Turn Da Lights Off (2005)
    Tweet: Turn Da Lights Off
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • Talani Rabb in Puff Daddy Feat. R. Kelly: Satisfy You (1999)
    Puff Daddy Feat. R. Kelly: Satisfy You
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 1999
  • Robert Palmer: Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 1990

Composer

  • Cleavandor Wright in Eddie and Eve (2021)
    Eddie and Eve
    • composer
    • 2021
  • The Applesauce Affair (2009)
    The Applesauce Affair
    • Composer (original music by)
    • Short
    • 2009
  • MC Hammer: Help the Children
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Marvin Gaye Transit Ostende (1989)
    Marvin Gaye Transit Ostende
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1989
  • Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: What's Going On (1987)
    Cyndi Lauper: What's Going On
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • Paul Young: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • The Carpenters: Beechwood 4-5789
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1982
  • Marvin Gaye in Marvin Gaye: Sexual Healing (1982)
    Marvin Gaye: Sexual Healing
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1982
  • Robert Hooks in Trouble Man (1972)
    Trouble Man
    • Composer
    • 1972

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Adam Rifkin on ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST for Trailers From Hell
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Adam Rifkin on ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST for Trailers From Hell

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Apple Music
    • Facebook
  • Alternative names
    • Marvin Gaye III
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • April 2, 1939
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • April 1, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(homicide)
  • Spouses
      Jan GayeOctober 10, 1977 - November 15, 1982 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Marvin Gaye III
  • Parents
      Marvin Gaye Sr.
  • Relatives
      Frankie Gaye(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Album: "What's Going On?" (Tamla)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After a dispute, his father shot him twice in the chest, killing him instantly.
  • Quotes
    Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.
  • Nicknames
    • The Prince of Soul
    • The Prince of Motown

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