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Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) [1] was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He helped 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 successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Fuqua was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [1] He was the nephew of Charlie Fuqua of the Ink Spots. [2] In 1951, with Bobby Lester, Alexander Graves and Prentiss Barnes, he formed a vocal group, the Crazy Sounds, in Louisville, later moving with other members of the group to Cleveland, Ohio. [3]
Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100 . In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown label name for future UK releases through EMI Records Limited.
Gordy is also the biological mother of Marvin Gaye III, who was born on November 17, 1965, when she was a teenager. His biological father, singer Marvin Gaye, was 26 years old and married to Gordy's 43-year-old aunt Anna at the time. She agreed to give birth to the child because her aunt was unable to conceive.
Rob Lowe Net Worth: $100 million Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Dubbed ‘The Most Beautiful Face’ in New York Magazine ’s Brat Pack article, Lowe’s breakout film role was in The ...
Michael Jackson earned $825 million in 2016, the highest earnings for a celebrity dead or alive in any year. Since his death in mid-2009, he has topped the list every year except for 2009, 2012, and 2021–22.
Marvin Gaye attends the 25th Annual Grammy Awards on February 23, 1983 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California ; Marvin Gaye III in-studio to shoot the video for the recording of song ...
Jan Gaye, who sang backup on Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up," died Saturday at home in Rhode Island. No cause of death was given. No cause of death was given.