marvin gaye

     

He added an "E" to his last name to avoid being teased

Trivia about marvin gaye

  • I heard it through the grapevine that this singer had a hit with "Let's Get It On"
  • This singer of the No. 1 hit "Let's Get It On" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
  • Martha Reeves & the Vandellas provided backing vocals on this singer's 1963 hit heard here:
  • "Sexual Healing"(1982)
  • David Ritz' "Divided Soul" is a biography of this "Sexual Healing" singer
  • "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" that he was once a session drummer for Smokey Robinson
  • The 1975 hit heard here was a tribute to this singer:"Oooh, ooh, I'm missing you, tell me where the road turns..."
  • This Motown star was living in Ostend when he co-wrote "Sexual Healing"
  • Side 1 of his album "Midnight Love" provided "Sexual Healing"
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Motown Museum in Detroit) This "What's Going On" singer played drums on early Motown seasons including "Please Mr. Postman"
  • "Mercy Mercy Me"! "What's Going On" is that this late great made the list at No. 6
  • "What's Going On" & "Let's Get It On"
  • (Hi, I'm Robin Quivers.) "Lets Get It On"--my iPod, that is--plenty of Motown R&B, especially the smooth sounds of this man who sang "Let's Get It On"
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips had a hit with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" before he took it to No. 1
  • "Mercy, Mercy Me", a biography of this singer, was published in 2004 to coincide with the 20th anniv. of his death