Marvin Gaye
USA
Born: 02 April 1939
Died: 01 April 1984
Genres: R&B, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Motown, Smooth Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Quiet Storm, Funk, Soundtracks, Film Music, Blaxploitation, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Soul
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One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music. Moving from lean, powerful R&B to stylish, sophisticated soul to finally arrive at an intensely political and personal form of artistic self-expression, his work not only redefined soul music as a creative force but also expanded its impact as an agent for social change. Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (in the style of his hero Sam Cooke, he added the "e" to his surnam...
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