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*On May 21, 1971, 50-years ago, Motown Records (Tamla) released Marvin Gaye’s iconic album “What’s Going On.” Yet, when it was released, many at Motown – including the label’s chief architect Berry Gordy – didn’t think it would do much on the music charts. More on that shortly. Marvin’s baby sister, Zeola Gaye, who […]

Marvin Gaye plays piano as he records in a studio in circa 1974. (Photo by Jim Britt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) *Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his own father on this day in 1984, one day before his 45th birthday. Marvin Sr., a Christian minister who was described as a strict disciplinarian […]

“Today was Marvin’s Day!” Said Marvin Gaye’s younger sister Zeola Gaye. Zeola Gaye proudly points to her beloved brother’s 80th b-day cake at the Stamp ceremony after party! (Vinni Ratcliff) *After the US Postal Service‘s soul-filled event on Tuesday, April 2 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Jan Gaye, widow of Marvin Gaye, […]

[…] leaders who helped our group spearhead this effort. We commend Congressmember Bass for making our dream a reality. We’re hopeful that with the future dedication of the Marvin Gaye Post office, we can continue to move forward with the attempt to have a Marvin Gaye U.S. Postal stamp as well. Marvin Gaye was one of the greatest […]

[…] the ’70s and ’80s a sound,” said Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, who introduced HR 1496 to name the post office at 3585 S. Vermont Avenue, the Marvin Gaye Post Office. Because of solo hits such as “How Sweet It Is,” “Ain’t That Peculiar,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and his duet singles with such singers […]

[…] ’80s a sound,” said U.S. Representative Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, who introduced HR 1496 to rename the Dockweiler post office located at 3585 S. Vermont Avenue, the Marvin Gaye Post Office. Rep. Karen Bass and Marvin Gaye Freddie Gorman Gorman was a member of Motown’s male group The Originals. Working with Gaye as their writer/producer, they scored […]

[…] Mountain High Enough” written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson on the “America’s Got Talent” variety show. “In 1966 and was a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. It became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by Diana Ross. It was Ross’s first solo number-one hit and was nominated […]

[…] publicly only when appropriate,” as he said they do with all investigations. MORE NEWS ON EURWEB: ‘Rebirth Somebody Else’: Zeola Gaye Takes Issue with October London’s ‘Rebirth of Marvin’ Album | LISTEN CNN’s John Miller reported Friday that meetings have been taking place among city, state and federal law enforcement agencies in New York City […]

[…] a fitness instructor. She was at the Hollywood Y. I played basketball three times a week, around noon time. I played basketball with Berry Gordy Jr. and Marvin Gaye for three months and didn’t know who the hell they were.  Somebody said something about two months in, and I looked, and I said, ‘That’s […]

[…] coach for sketching during team meetings. Barnes, perhaps best known for his painting The Sugar Shack, used in the credits of the TV show Good Times and on the cover of Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album I Want You, is one of the 20th century’s most distinctive painters. Last year, The Sugar Shack sold at auction for $15.3 million – 76 times its […]

[…] and talk with a wide variety of people because when it comes to increasing access to affordable housing, no rock should remain unturned,” he said. ALSO RECOMMENDED: MARVIN GAYE’S SISTER (ZEOLA) RESPONDS TO ‘WICKED AND VINDICTIVE’ QUINCY JONES Photo Credit: Twitter.com “From my very first day at HUD I have insisted that HUD operate […]

[…] Imani, Chop the Dog, and crew to secure Dr. Dre’s precious tracks and return them to their rightful owner.” READ MORE: Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine to Produce Marvin Gaye Biopic, Allen Hughes to Direct   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Breyon Prescott (@therealbreyonprescott) In related news, Dr. Dre on […]

[…] of ‘CNN Tonight with Don Lemon,’ but changes are coming, and I will fill you in.” Lemon then segued into a promo for a CNN documentary about Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album, “What’s Going On.” But then, less than 15 minutes after the show went off the air, however, Lemon posted a 24-second video on Twitter […]

[…]  MOTOWN THE MUSICAL invites you to bring your family and friends to rekindle the hope, the love and the inspiration of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. Jarran Muse as Marvin Gaye, Photo credit: Joan Marcus For the next few weeks, fans of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL are invited to celebrate the message of love and inspiration by […]

[…] to get his message across in music. You also brought up criticism he received about misogynistic lyrics — to which he brought up the sexual lyrics of Marvin Gaye. Looking back, do you think there was more under the surface that no one really was aware of? “It seemed that way then, when we […]