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Gaye, Marvin

Who was the backing singer on their first recording "Wyatt Earp"?

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Bo Diddley. Bo Diddley on his way to fame and fortune.



Who did she introduce Gaye to at Motown's 1960 Christmas Party?

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Berry Gordy. Berry was the the brains behind Motowns global success.



Who did Marvin Gaye sing the duet "Ain't no Mountain High Enough" with in 1967?

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Tammi Terrell. Gaye and Terrell were an incredible duo. There voices supported one another quite well. Unfortunately, Terrell collapsed onstage in 1967 after a performance due to the onset of a brain tumor. She died in 1970, an event that traumatized Gaye for the rest of his life. He remarked that "a part of me died with Tammi" and he was never quite the same afterwards.



Who did Gaye marry shortly after he began at Motown?

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Anna Gordy. In a marriage that would last 14 years.



Where was Marvin Gaye born?

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Washington D.C.. Marvin Gaye was born April 2, 1939. His father was a very strict minister in the House of God, a religion that mixed ideologies of Judaism and Pentecostalism. This religion does not celebrate any holidays. His name at birth was Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. He later added the "e" to the end of his name.



Where in the United States was Gaye born?

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Washington D.C. Not far from the White House it is said.



What was the name of the doo wop group that Gaye sang with on the street corners of D.C that brought his love of music to life?

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The Rainbows. Gaye returned to his hometown of Washington, D.C. and started signing in streetcorner doo wop group The Rainbows



What was the name of his 1971 album that had three top ten hits and what was its chart placing?

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"Whats Going On" Number 2. Midnight Love came later the other two were not albums.



What was the name of Gaye's first hit in 1962, his fourth single?

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"Stubborn Kind Of Fellow". Written days after he had tied the Knot with Anna Gordy.



What was the birth name of Marvin Gaye?

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Marvin Pentz Gay Jnr. Marvin Pentz Gay Jnr was his birth name, the 'E' was added to his surname later.



What was Gaye's father known to do for a living?

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A Preacher. His father was a preacher with the obscure House of God and the two often clashed. Gaye was three years old when he began singing in his father's church choir and was soon playing the organ and drums, too.



What label were they assigned to on the above song?

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Okeh Label. Short lived label gobbled up by Motown.



This was followed up with "I'll Be Doggone (number 8 in '65), "Aint That Peculiar (number 8 in '65) and his higest to date song which went to number 6 in '65, what was this song?

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"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You". Reached number 1 in Italy I believe!



The couple had two children, what were their names?

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Nona & Frankie. Nona had a brief recording career. Frankie became reclusive.



One of Marvin Gaye's most popular songs is "I Heard it Through the Grapevine". Which group originally recorded and released the song in 1967?

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Gladys Knight and the Pips. Gladys Knight and the Pips reached number two in the US on the Billboard singles chart on December 1, 1967. Exactly one year later, Gaye's version of the song reached number one on the same chart. Gaye's version of the song was found on the compilation album by the same name of the song released on New Year's Day, 1968.



One of Marvin Gaye's most known songs is "Sexual Healing". On what album did the song appear?

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Midnight Love. "Midnight Love" released in 1982 was the first release for Gaye on the Columbia record label. At the time, "Sexual Healing" had the longest consecutive run at number one on the R&B singles charts ever (ten weeks). One interesting note, the album "Here, My Dear" was released in an effort to make royalties to pay back alimony to his ex-wife, Anna Gordy, thus the title.



One of Marvin Gaye's earliest singing groups was named The Marquees. The group released a song titled "Wyatt Earp" on the Okeh label in 1957. What fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member sang back-up on this song?

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Bo Diddley. After the song "Wyatt Earp" was released, Harvey Fuqua hired The Marquees and changed their name to The Moonglows to be his backing band. After the band split, Fuqua left for Detroit with his girlfriend, a young lady named Gwen Gordy. Marvin decided to follow them to Detroit. Gwen Gordy had a brother who was putting together a new record label called Motown and he was looking for some acts. Gwen introduced Marvin to her brother, Berry Gordy, and the marriage between Marvin Gaye and Motown was formed.



On what date was Gaye born in 1939?

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April 2nd. He died one day before his 45th birthday (murdered April 1st 1984).



Marvin Gaye started his musical career as a session musician at Motown. What instrument did he play?

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Drums. Gaye started playing the drums at an early age in his church and used that talent to get a job at Motown backing up some greats such as Smoky Robinson and the Miracles and the Marvelettes.



It was one of Berry Gordy's sisters that introduced Marvin Gaye to Motown, but he fell in love and married another of Gordy's sisters. What was her name?

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Anna. Berry Gordy introduced Marvin Gaye to his younger sister, Anna, and they quickly fell in love and married in 1961. Shortly thereafter, Marvin had his first hit titled "Stubborn Kind of Fellow". This was his fourth single released, but the first to garner any radio airplay.



In 1977 he had a further number 1 hit. What was it?

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"Got To Give It Up, Part 1". Best song ever in my opinion, just Marvin at his very very best.



In 1958 Harvey Fuqua hired Gaye's band to be the latest version of his backing group. What was this group called?

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Moonglows. Fuqua was a leading light of the underground music scene in the late 50s and the early 60s.



In 1957 Gaye formed his own group, what was this group called?

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The Marquees. Not a long lived group to say the least, very little info is known about them. If anyone has info I would be grateful of the info.



However, the group broke up and Fuqua moved to Detroit taking Marvin with him, and what other artist?

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Gwen Gordy. Meeting Gwen was a massive turning point in Gaye's illustrious life.



His song "Try It Baby" reached number 15 in '64, who sang backing vocals?

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The Temptations. Yet another huge Motown legendary group to start out as part time session singers.



Gaye's marriage ended badly in 1975 and he filed for divorce and bankruptcy. In 1977 he married his second wife, what was her name?

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Janice. Short lived marriage which had many problems before his tragic early death.



Gaye was signed to Motown in 1961, but what was his first role?

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A session drummer. He played drums for among others Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.



Gaye sang a number of 'duets' with female singers. With whom did he sing the song "Once A Upon A Time" ?

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Mary Wells. It reached number 19 in 1964.



Gaye preferred romantic and sensual ballads and his first top ten hit was in at number 10, but what song gave him this milestone?

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"Pride and Joy". Pride and Joy was the first of a long line of romantic songs Gaye sang. The last being Sexual Healing, of the two Pride and Joy was Gaye's personal favourite.



Gaye had his biggest hit of the sixties in 1968 with a song that reached number 1, which song made it to the top?

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"I Heard It Through The Grapevine". The other three songs came at a much later date.(1971)



Gaye along with every producer in Motown knocked out hits at a strong rate, he also had dance hits "Hitch Hike" reached number 30 in 1963, but in the same year he released "Can I Get A Witness", where did it chart?

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Number 22. Can I Get A Witness is one of my all time Gaye favourites with its lively beat and its cool words.

• Was Marvin Gaye, Sr. prosecuted for killing his son Marvin Gaye in 1984? ( goto )



• What was the reason behind Marvin Gaye's father shooting and killing his son? ( goto )



• On April 1st 1984 Marvin Gaye, Sr. shot dead his Motown star son, Marvin Gaye, Jr. What became of the fallen preacher and where did he die? ( goto )



• Are Lee Marvin and James Coburn brothers? ( goto )



• What is the name of Marvin the Martians green dog? ( goto )



• On "The Simpsons" how did Dr. Marvin Monroe die? ( goto )



• In which film does Vincent accidentally shoot Marvin in the face? ( goto )



• Did Lee Marvin act in the movie 'Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday?' ( goto )



• Marvin Hamlisch wrote the score of what film produced by ITC Entertainment Presentation and Pakula-Barish Productions? ( goto )



• In "The Simpsons" Dr. Marvin Monroe dies and then comes back in a later episode. How did he supposedly die? ( goto )