Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an
American singer-songwriter and musician. Gaye helped to shape the sound of
Motown Records in the 1960s with a string of hits including "How Sweet It Is
(To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and duet
recordings with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, later earning the ... read more

Brendan Gleeson To Play Marvin Gaye's Belgian Pal In Biopic

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and S. Epatha Merkerson have joined the cast of director Julien Temple's much-anticipated Marvin Gaye biopic.The film,...
Posted 27 April 2.10pm — Comment on this

S. Epatha Merkerson To Join Jesse L. Martin In Marvin Gaye Biopic

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson is re-teaming with her former Law & Order co-star Jesse L. Martin in an upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic.Merkerson will play...
Posted 12 March 12.16pm — Comment on this

RANDOM PILE: ED TOWNSEND

Ed Townsend: How Could You Do It? From Now (Curtom, 1975) Townsend is one of those under sung figures of the R&B world, enough so, on this LP (his first after many y...
Posted 21 February 7.24am — Comment on this

Alicia Keys delivers extended Super Bowl national anthem

Marvin Gaye gave one of the longest and most celebrated versions of the National Anthem at a sporting event ever in 1983 at the NBA All-Star Game. But at 2:40, Alicia Key...
Posted 4 February 12.29am — Comment on this

First Listen: Jose James - No Beginning No End (album stream)

James' fourth album skirts categories with ease, fitting in with current R&B innovators like Frank Ocean or Miguel, yet maintaining a strong awareness of a lineage t...
Posted 14 January 3.30am — Comment on this

Baloji – review

Village Underground, London"You have to be what you are," says Baloji, after apologising for rapping in French, and revealing that he had been advised he would never succ...
Posted 29 November 2012 5.54pm — Comment on this

Bobby Womack: live in London

Forum, LondonYou wait years for a Bobby Womack show, and two turn up at once. Unfortunately, that is not as good as it sounds. The 68-year-old soul giant's comeback album...
Posted 26 November 2012 1.10pm — Comment on this

Music's 3Rs 11.26.12: Turkey Begets Sanity

From Slipknot's Corey Taylor slamming dubstep and Taylor Swift's life being threatened to Lenny Kravitz starring as Marvin Gaye and more, 411's Sean Comer breaks down the...
Posted 26 November 2012 7.09am — Comment on this

What to Listen to On Your Way to the Polls: TIME’s Election-Day Playlist

As adults across the U.S. line up in polling stations and make their call on who should direct the next four years of the American symphony, we’ve put together an h...
Posted 6 November 2012 1.00pm — Comment on this

What Are the Best Songs for Seduction? The Results Will Surprise You

Turns out there’s a reason people listen to music in the bedroom—and it’s not just out of courtesy to roommates. A new study, conducted by internet-radi...
Posted 26 October 2012 5.00pm — Comment on this

The true sound of seduction? 'Boudoir king' Marvin Gaye tops poll of sexy music

The orchestrated pleadings of Marvin Gaye and the crescendo of Ravel’s Balero are the true sounds of seduction, a new study has confirmed. But there is no place fo...
Posted 23 October 2012 7.36pm — Comment on this

How we made Back to Life by Soul II Soul

Jazzie B and Caron Wheeler on how reggae violins, shuffling beats and an outstanding vocal made a 1980s club classicJazzie B, producer and rapperEverything about this sin...
Posted 22 October 2012 5.03pm — Comment on this

Jack Black & Neil Diamond Melt Hearts With Sweet Caroline Duet

Who knew JB had those kinds of chops!?Only the millions of fans who listen to Tenacious D religiously and anyone who remembers his rocking Marvin Gaye cover in High Fide...
Posted 25 August 2012 5.39pm — Comment on this

Creed's Scott Stapp To Release Tell-All Memoir

Creed singer Scott Stapp is to release his first autobiography in October. The With Arms Wide Open singer recruited Marvin Gaye biographer David Ritz, a Rolling Stone c...
Posted 14 August 2012 8.31pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Marvin Gaye songs in the past year.

  • Can I Get A Witness  289 plays
  • How Sweet It Is  275 plays
  • What's Going On  265 plays
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine  262 plays
  • Too busy thinking about my baby  247 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Marvin Gaye over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 60s 1080 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 70s 707 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 5 plays

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