Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his ...

Marvin Gaye was born to his father Rev. Marvin Gay Sr. and mother Alberta Gay. The singer and his dad had a difficult relationship that ended in Gaye's death. Here's what to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaye was shot to death by his father on April 1, 1984, one day before his 45th birthday. (Illustration: Danny Miller) Marvin Gaye, ...

Forty-nine years after being released, Marvin Gaye’s seminal “What’s Going On?” still resonates. So much so, the beloved 1971 opus has been named No. 1 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “500 ...

The song with the silky, layered vocals and an emphatic protest message was topical when Gaye cut it in 1970. It was still relevant when a newly freed Nelson Mandela recited its lyrics for a packed ...

Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...

Marvin Gaye III filed for divorce from his wife, Wendy Gaye, just two months after she filed a restraining order against him. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Marvin listed their date of ...

He was not ready for a certain kind of sexual healing. Terrence Howard passed on the chance to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic because he would have had to film gay scenes. The “Empire” alum recalled ...

Singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, born on April 2, 1939, was known throughout his nearly 30-year career for his soulful voice and lyrics. As Motown’s ‘Prince of Soul,’ Gaye is remembered for hit love ...

Fifty years ago this summer, vibrating with agitation and energy, Marvin Gaye headed down the wood steps into a Detroit studio and made his anthem for the ages. “What’s Going On,” a poignant musical ...