Marvin Gaye famously sang that “war is not the answer” in his signature protest song “What’s Going On.” But for the late Motown legend, football was the answer to help lift him out of a deep ...

Back in 1966, Motown's Junior Walker and the All Stars re-recorded 'How Sweet It is (To Be Loved by You)', originally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the ...

Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.” Released on May 21, 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s album became a monster, spawning ...

1 BroadwayWorld Unveils New Redesigned Website & On Demand TV Apps I have to say about seven or eight. I feel like it was one of the elementary school holiday concerts. I was just a part of every ...

Marvin Gaye actually revealed himself as more than the typical Motown factory drone well before 1971's What's Going On. He just hadn't quite harnessed those ambitions yet. A desire to break the mold, ...

DETROIT — Clothing worn by singer Marvin Gaye will go on display at the Motown Museum in Detroit as part of the music label’s 60th-anniversary celebration. The museum said Thursday that the items ...

Fifty years ago this Friday, the canon of popular music got one of its most significant works — straight from Detroit. On May 21, 1971, Motown Records released Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” album, ...

In the late ’50s, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family and a few paltry royalty payments to found Tamla Records—better known at Motown Records. Today ...