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 ...

This might just be one of Marvin Gaye’s most memorable hits. Those opening three wah-wah guitar notes have permeated the ...

Fifty years on from its initial release, Marvin Gaye’s masterpiece still sounds ... All the stuff. But What’s Going On isn’t designed to be read. It is unusual for a protest record, in ...

After a five-year hiatus from the stage, the singer’s live return at the Oakland Coliseum cemented his unmatched resonance as a soul icon.

The story of Marvin Gaye, one of the great and enduring figures of soul music whose life was one of sexual confusion and bittersweet success, using his own words and memories.

Marvin Gaye Sr. The elder Gaye shot his son twice after a heated argument the day before the singer’s 45 th birthday. The tragedy marked the end of the “What’s Going On” singer’s life ...

Let's Get It On' singer Marvin Gaye shared one son with his first wife, Anna Gordy, and two children with his second wife, Janis Gaye Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Marvin Gaye performs on April 4, 1981 in Oostende, Belgium ; Marvin Gaye and children Frankie and Nona at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards on February 23, 1983 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles ...