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Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66. Jan Gaye, who sang backup on Marvin Gaye ...
Fifty years later, the overall story of the slow-jam masterpiece has become Motown boilerplate and the stuff of larger pop music history. But as undeniably as Marvin Gaye took listeners to a then ...
Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become iconic for projects like "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing." His impact on the industry still ...
By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and the inspiration for several of his songs, died Saturday of an undisclosed cause at her home in ...
The central theme of "What's Going On" and the album of the same name came from Marvin ... In 1970, Gaye found himself at several crossroads. His marriage to Anna Gordy, sister of Motown founder ...
Fifty years ago this summer, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit ...
Marvin Gaye's life ended 20 years ago when his father ... battled drug addiction and bristled under restrictions imposed by the Motown machine. Dyson interviewed dozens of people associated ...
Marvin Gaye's wife Janis Hunter Gaye has passed away ... According to The Hollywood Reporter, Janis first met the Motown legend during a 1973 recording session in Los Angeles for his album Let's ...
This week on Marvin's Room we explore three myths of Marvin Gaye and Motown Records. For decades, Gaye was the Prince of Motown, and Motown Records was a hit factory unrivalled by any other.
Marvin Gaye,” he added. Terrence Howard said he ... his career was not portraying Smokey Robinson in a movie about the Motown icon. Club Random Podcast Though Robinson, 85, asked him to ...
Unknown Marvin Gaye got it on during one Motown Christmas party Robinson hadn't heard through the grapevine about Marvin Gaye's talent when the undiscovered musician showed up at an early Motown ...