Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Pentz Gay, Mr. (aka Marvin Gaye), was born and raised in Washington D.C. Marvin was encouraged musically at a young age by his mother. In addition to participating at his church, he was also a doo-wop vocal band member with various groups throughout high school. After dropping out of high school, Marvin began his music career full time. His first studio release hit shelves in 1961.
Marvin Gaye had a ton of R&B and Billboard hits throughout the 60's and 70's. Some of his 70's Billboard chart hits you may remember include "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", "Trouble Man", "Let's Get It On", "You're a Special Part of Me", "Come Get to This", "My Mistake Was to Love You", "I Want You", and "Got to Give It Up". By the late 1970's, Marvin had become addicted to Cocaine and found himself owing the IRS millions of dollars.
As the early 80's rolled in, Marvin got clean, got his act together, and began recording new material. In 1982, Marvin Gaye released Midnight Love, which featured the hit song "Sexual Healing". This song became Gaye's most successful single, charting internationally. Some of you may even remember the song "Sanctified Lady", released posthumously on the album Dream of a Lifetime (1985).
In 1984, while at his parent's house, Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father following an argument. Ironically, he had given the gun that was used to kill him to his father as a gift. His father only served probation for the shooting. Likely Marvin would have released more hits had he lived. The Marvin Gaye Discography is as follows:
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- 1961: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
- 1963: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
- 1963: Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage
- 1964: When I'm Alone I Cry
- 1964: Greatest Hits
- 1964: Together (with Mary Wells)
- 1964: Hello Broadway
- 1965: How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
- 1965: A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole
- 1966: Moods of Marvin Gaye
- 1966: Take Two (with Kim Weston)
- 1967: United (with Tammi Terrell)
- 1967: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- 1968: You're All I Need (with Tammi Terrell)
- 1968: In The Groove
- 1969: Easy (with Tammi Terrell)
- 1969: M.P.G.
- 1969: Marvin Gaye and His Girls
- 1970: Super Hits
- 1970: Greatest Hits
- 1970: That's the Way Love Is
- 1971: What's Going On
- 1972: Trouble Man
- 1973: Let's Get It On
- 1973: Diana & Marvin (with Diana Ross)
- 1974: Marvin Gaye Live!
- 1974: Anthology (version one)
- 1976: Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits
- 1976: I Want You
- 1977: Live at the London Palladium
- 1978: Here, My Dear
- 1980: Motown Superstar Series (with Tammi Terrell)
- 1981: In Our Lifetime
- 1982: Midnight Love
- 1983: Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye
- 1984: Anthology (version two)
- 1985: Dream of a Lifetime
- 1985: Romantically Yours
- 1986: Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters
- 1988: A Musical Testament: 1964-1984
- 1988: 18 Greatest Hits
- 1990: The Marvin Gaye Collection
- 1994: The Norman Whitfield Session
- 1994: Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased
- 1995: Anthology (version three)
- 1995: The Master: 1961/1984 (box set)
- 1999: Love Starved Heart
- 2000: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1 - the 1960s
- 2001: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 2 - the 1970s
- 2001: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- 2001: The Complete Duets (with Tammi Terrell)
- 2001: Love Songs: Greatest Duets
- 2002: Love Songs: Bedroom Ballads
- 2002: The Very Best of Marvin Gaye
- 2005: Marvin Gaye: Gold
- 1997: Vulnerable
- 2005: Marvin Gaye at the Copa
- 2008: Playlist Your Way
- 2010: Icon
- 2011: S.O.U.L.: Marvin Gaye
- 2012: S.O.U.L.: Marvin Gaye Volume 2
- 2013: Ballads