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Marvin Gaye
  • Birth Name: Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
  • Birth Place: Washington, DC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/02/1939, Aries
  • Date of Death: 04/01/1984
  • Profession: Singer; songwriter; producer
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Bobby Rogers, Co-Founder of Motown Group the Miracles, Dies at 73

Bobby Rogers, who helped form the Motown group the Miracles along with Smokey Robinson, died Sunday in Detroit after a lengthy illness, Reuters reports. He was 73.

The Miracles were originally a quintet of high school performers called the Five Chimes that formed in the mid-1950s. They changed their name to the Matadors after several personnel changes, including when Claudette Rogers — Bobby's first cousin and Robinson's later wife — joined as the only female vocalist. Rogers was the tenor of the Miracles, while Robinson was lead vocalist, Warren "Pete" Moore was...read more

Marvin Gaye's Son Calls Planned Biopic "Wrong and Shameful"

Marvin Gaye's son has slammed an in-the-works biopic about his father — and is asking singer Lenny Kravitz to reconsider starring in it, TMZ reports.

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Revolution Burning Questions: Secrets, Bombs and Marvin Gaye

Tracey Spiridakos' performance wasn't the only thing to find its groove in Revolution's latest episode. "No Quarter" was the perfect balance of action, mystery and the cheesy one-liners I've now come to love and expect form the serialized mystery. But while some secrets were revealed, eight new questions were raised. [Warning: This story contains major spoilers. Read at your own risk!]read more

Marvin Gaye: Videos

Songs of Summer Are a Throwback to the 70's
Raise the Debt Ceiling Music Video
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna…
Martha Reeves Opens Up About Political Corruption In Detroit/Denies She Ever Had An Addiction To Anything

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Jacob's Ladder
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Chrome and Hot Leather

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Year Title Description
2013 70s & 80s Soul Rewind TV Show Series, Performer
2012 Marvin Gaye's Final 24 TV Show Series, Subject (person only)
2012 Motown TV Show Series, Performer
2011 The Greatest Duets TV Show Series, Performer
1990 Jacob's Ladder Movie, Music/Lyrics Composer

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Motown Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies at 70

Nick Ashford, the Motown hitmaker who penned such classics as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By" with wife Valerie Simpson, has died. He was 70.

Ashford, who had battled throat cancer, died Monday at a New York hospital with his family by his side, his rep told Reuters.

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A South Carolina native, Ashford met Simpson in a Harlem church in 1963 and the two decided to write songs together. Three years later, they scored ...
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