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Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939ndashApril 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American (United States) singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range. Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records. After starting off as a session (Session musician) drummer, Gaye ranked as the labels top-selling solo artist during the sixties.
Because of solo hits such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", "Aint That Peculiar", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, he was crowned "The Prince of Motown" and "The Prince of Soul".
His mid-1970s work including the Lets Get It On and I Want You (I Want You (album)) albums helped influence the quiet storm, urban adult contemporary and slow jam genres. After a self-imposed European exile in the early eighties, Gaye returned on the 1982 Grammy-winning (Grammy Award) hit, "Sexual Healing" and the Midnight Love album before his death. Gaye was tragically shot dead by his father on April 1, 1984 (Death of Marvin Gaye). He was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 2008, the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Gaye #6 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time, and ranked #18 on 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Background: solo_singer
Birth Name: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.
Date of birth: 1939-04-02
Birth Location: Washington, D.C.,,United States
Date of death: 1984-04-01
Instrument: Vocals (Singing), keyboards (instrument), drums (drum kit), percussion (percussion instrument), clavinet, synthesizers, piano
Genre: R&B (rhythm and blues), soul (soul music), doo-wop, funk, quiet storm
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, record producer
Voice Type: Tenor (B?4 - E?6)
Years Active: 1958-1984
Associated Acts: The Moonglows, Martha and the Vandellas, Tammi Terrell, The Originals, Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross, Harvey Fuqua, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Don Hussein