1970 is often considered a watershed for rock & roll. The years on either side - 1969 and 1971 - can make a stronger claim to being the "best," but none was more important than 1970. If it had only ...

The year 1971 saw the release of a host of now-classic albums, including Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On? In a 2011 review of the album for Pitchfork, Ryan Dombal observed that it “marked the ...

In August 1973, Marvin Gaye released his 12th studio album “Let’s Get it On.” The album, which included songs like “You Sure Love to Ball,” “Distant Lover” and the sexy title track ...

Marvin Gaye found his musical match in the talented young singer Tammi Terrell. The pair recorded a series of hits in the mid-1960s, including “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “You’re ...