Marvin Gaye career - Salve Music

Marvin Gaye is a popular American singer, arranger, songwriter and music producer. The singer stands at the origins of modern rhythm and blues. At the beginning of his creative career, Marvin was given the nickname "Prince Motown". The musician grew from the light rhythm and blues of Motown to the sophisticated soul of the collections What's Going On and Let's Get It On. It was a great transformation! These albums are still popular and are considered true musical masterpieces. Gay Marvin achieved the impossible. The musician transformed rhythm and blues from a light genre into a means of artistic expression. Through music, the American singer explored a wide range of topics, from love ballads to politics. Marvin Gaye (Marvin Gaye): Biography of the artist The path of Marvin Gaye was short but bright. He died the day before his 45th birthday, on April 1, 1984. When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was created, the performer's name was immortalized in it. Childhood and youth of Marvin Gaye Gaye was born on April 2, 1939, into a family of a clergyman. The singer was reluctant to recall his childhood. He was raised in a very strict family. His father often beat him, supposedly to instill correct moral values in him. After graduating from high school, Gay served in the United States Air Force. After the guy paid his debt to his homeland, he performed with various bands, including The Rainbows. For some time, the aforementioned group performed with Bo Diddley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vI-pdGUrf1BI Гастролируя в Детройте, эта группа (сменившая название на The Moonglows) привлекла внимание в начале 1960-х годов начинающего продюсера Берри Горди. The producer noticed Marvin and offered him a contract with the Motown recording studio. Of course, Gay agreed to this proposal, since he understood that “swimming” alone was much more difficult. At the end of 1961, the musician married a girl named Anna. She was 17 years older than Gay and was also the producer's sister. Soon Marvin began playing drums. The musician was present at the recordings of Motown vice-president Smokey Robinson. Gay Marvin's collaboration with Motown Marvin's musical collection began to fill with his first songs. His debut compositions did not foretell to critics and music lovers that Gaye would become an international star. The singer dreamed of performing lyrical ballads and saw himself as no less than the famous Sinatra. But his colleagues in the industry were confident that Gaye would achieve some success in dance compositions. In 1963, dance records occupied the lower positions of the charts, but only Pride and Joy reached the top 10. While working at the Motown recording studio, the musician recorded about 50 songs. Interestingly, 39 of them entered the top 40 best tracks in the United States of America. Gay Marvin wrote and arranged some of the compositions himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vI-pdGUrf1BI По итогам середины 1960-х годов музыкант вошёл в число самых успешных мотауновских певцов. Must-listen songs: Ain't That Peculiar; I'll Be Doggone; How Sweet It Is. The track I Heard It Through the Grapevine is still considered the pinnacle of the Motown sound. The composition held the leading position on the Billboard 100 for more than two weeks. Today the track is included in the repertoire of Elton John and Amy Winehouse. Marvin Gaye has managed to establish himself not only as a solo artist, but also as a master of romantic duets. In the mid-1960s, the label commissioned him to record an album of duets with Mary Wells. A few years later, he recorded a song with popular singer Tammi Terrell. Fans especially remembered the songs Ain't No Mountain High Enough and You're All I Need to Get By. Marvin Gaye: Biography of the Artist Presentation of the album What's Going On During the years of active struggle of black people for their rights, which performers and musicians joined, the participants of Motown were ordered to avoid any social topics. Marvin Gaye took this attitude negatively. He considered the commercial rhythm and blues offered to him to be frankly unworthy of his talent. During this period of time, the singer had conflicts with his wife and producer. As a result, Marvin stopped recording songs and appearing on stage for some time. But in the early 1970s, Gay Marvin decided to break his silence. He presented the album What's Going On. The musician produced and arranged the songs on the album himself. The work on the album was influenced by the stories of my demobilized brother about the Vietnam War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vrjlSiASsUIs Альбом What’s Going On — это этап развития ритм-энд-блюза. This is the artist's first collection, which revealed the true creative impulse and talent of the American singer. Gay Marvin put an emphasis on percussion instruments. The sound of the musical compositions is enriched with motifs of jazz and classical music. Gordy refused to promote the record or create a release. The producer kept Gaye out of the picture until the title track reached No. 2 on the pop charts. Riding the wave of popularity, Marvin added several more albums to his discography. The records were called Mercy Mercy Me and Inner City Blues. Marvin Gaye (Marvin Gaye): Biography of the artist Presentation of the album Let's Get It On In subsequent works, Gaye Marvin tried to move away from the active social position, which was marked by his most personal collection. The artist's discography was soon expanded with the album Let's Get It On. This event took place in 1973. The record turned Marvin's soul inside out. Some music critics agreed that Let's Get It On was a sexual revolution in rhythm and blues. The title track reached the top of the music charts and eventually became the singer's signature song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vIC5PL0XImjw В том же году певец выпустил очередной сборник дуэтов, на этот раз с мотауновской дивой Дайаной Росс. Three years later, he added the collection I Want You to his discography. In the following years, fans were content to listen to Marvin's old re-released tracks. The last years of Gay Marvin's life, alas, cannot be called happy. The singer was burdened with divorce proceedings. They were also accompanied by the fact that Gay did not pay alimony on time. To escape the legal proceedings, Marvin moved to Hawaii. However, even there he is unable to rest. He began to struggle with drug addiction. In the early 1980s, Gaye began working on the In Our Lifetime project. Interestingly, according to the artist, the project was remixed and released for sale by the label without his consent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v57Ykv1D0qEE Марвин Гэй покинул лейбл, с которым начинал своё творчество. He soon released an independent album, Midnight Love. The musical composition "Sexual Healing", which was included in the new collection, conquered music charts around the world. The singer died at the age of 44. It happened during a family quarrel. His father, during an argument with Marvin, pulled out a firearm and shot his son twice. Gay died at the scene.

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