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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
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
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)
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