Marvin Gaye Jr.
R&B/Soul Music
History
Marvin was born in Washington DC in 1939 and grew up singing the in church. His dad, a reverend at his church, was very strict. Until high school, Marvin's experience of singing was very limited.
In the 1950's he joined a group call The New Moonglows. Marvin and the group leader Faqua signed with Berry Gordy's Motown's Records. Marvin sang duets with Diana Ross, Mary Wells and the most famous one with Tammi Terrell. They sang "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "If I Could Build My World Around You." But that ended in 1970 when she died of a brain tumor. This was a big lost for Marvin and said that he would never sing again with female artist.
He came back with the song "Sexual Healing" which was a number 1 Billboard hit. But he was depressed and got into substance abuse. After his last tour he went back to live with his parents. He and his father got into a lot of domestic violence acts. On April 1, 1984 Marvin Sr. shot and killed Marvin Jr. Marvin Sr. got convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Marvin Gaye Jr. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. He won 4 Grammy’s and 5 other awards. One of his big contributions to R&B music was when he sang about the Vietnam War. This was his first risk he took and it paid off. So he continued to take more risks which paved the way for Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
Event Into Fame
Songs
"Got To Give It UP"
"Sexual Healing"
"What's Going On"
"Sunny"
"I Want You"
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Albums
Greatest Hits
Midnight Love
Here, My Dear
Trouble Man
Charateristics
Hand clapping
Influenced by Rock, music of Africa and Gospel
Energetic
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
H- backup vocals, tambourine, bass, electric guitar, drum set, string, piano
M- 2 main vocals
R- moderate, 4
G- moderate, loud, soft, hill
intro, verse 1, chorus, verse 2 , chorus, bridge, verse 3, chorus, outro
R&B/ Soul
Citations
"Marvin Gaye." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.