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Get the Marvin Gaye T Shirt . Marvin Pentz Gaye (born Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)[1] was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Marvin Gaye 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, including “Ain’t That Peculiar“, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine“, and duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul”.
Get the Marvin Gaye T Shirt . Gaye was born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. on April 2, 1939, at Freedman’s Hospital[6] in Washington, D.C., to church minister Marvin Gay Sr., and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). His first home was in a public housing project,[7] the Fairfax Apartments[8] (now demolished) at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood.[9] Although one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, with many elegant Federal-style homes, Southwest was primarily a vast slum. Most buildings were small, in extensive disrepair, and lacked both electricity and running water. The alleys were full of one- and two-story shacks, and nearly every dwelling was overcrowded.[10][11][12] Gaye and his friends nicknamed the area “Simple City”, owing to its being “half-city, half country”.
Get the Marvin Gaye T Shirt . In 1962, Gaye found success as co-writer of the Marvelettes hit, “Beechwood 4-5789“. His first solo hit, “Stubborn Kind of Fellow“, was later released that September, reaching No. 8 on the R&B chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gaye reached the top 40 with the dance song, “Hitch Hike“,[53] peaking at No. 30 on the Hot 100. “Pride and Joy” became Gaye’s first top ten single after its release in 1963. The three singles and songs from the 1962 sessions were included on Gaye’s second album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow. Starting in October of the year, Gaye performed as part of the Motortown Revue, a series of concert tours headlined at the north and south eastern coasts of the United States as part of the chitlin’ circuit. A filmed performance of Gaye at the Apollo Theater took place in June 1963. Later that October, Tamla issued the live album, Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage. “Can I Get a Witness” became one of Gaye’s early international hits.
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