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Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. 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 hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". He debuted in May 25, 1961 with his debut single, "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide".
On April 1, 1984, the eve of his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot dead by his father, Marvin Gaye Sr. at their home in West Adams, 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.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Year | Title |
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1960s | |
1961 | The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye |
1963 | That Stubborn Kinda Fellow |
1964 | When I'm Alone I Cry |
Hello Broadway | |
1965 | How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You |
A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole | |
1966 | Moods of Marvin Gaye |
1968 | In The Groove (I Heard It Through the Grapevine) |
1969 | M.P.G. |
1970-1984 | |
1970 | That's the Way Love Is |
1971 | What's Going On |
1973 | Let's Get It On |
1976 | I Want You |
1978 | Here, My Dear |
1981 | In Our Lifetime |
1982 | Midnight Love |
Posthumous | |
1985 | Dream of a Lifetime |
Romantically Yours | |
1997 | Vulnerable |
2019 | You're the Man |
Collaborative albums[]
Year | Title | Duet with |
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1964 | Together | Mary Wells |
1966 | Take Two | Kim Weston |
1967 | United | Tammi Terrell |
1968 | You're All I Need | |
1969 | Easy | |
1973 | Diana & Marvin | Diana Ross |
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)