“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...

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 ...

In the summer of 1971, Marvin Gaye’s album "What’s Going On" spoke directly to a country in crisis. Over nine interconnected tracks, the album pleaded for America to heal its many wounds: the war in ...

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” is certified seven-times platinum by the RIAA, making it Gaye’s most awarded single to date. American Soul musician Marvin Gaye (1939 - ...

In 1977, iconic R&B singer Marvin Gaye finally caved to pressure from his record label to record a disco song. Gaye, who wasn't fond of the musical genre sweeping America, set out to make a disco ...

Lindsey Buckingham said Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ reminds him of Stevie Nicks more than any of the group’s other songs During a 2021 interview with Vulture, Lindsey Buckingham said “Dreams” was the ...

Marvin Gaye would have been 75 years old on April 2. Meanwhile, there are surely untold thousands of people aged 40 and under who owe having any kind of birthday at all to "Let's Get It On" or "Sexual ...

When Marvin Gaye was working on his 13th album, Let’s Get It On, his marriage to Motown Records founder and producer Berry Gordy’s sister Anna was already on the rocks, and his more erotically charged ...

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, ...

John Lennon said musicians could use their songs to promote messages of peace. For example, he praised a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell that compares the world to an onion. Interestingly, the ...

New show follows four sold-out runs of 'Marvin Gaye: Prince of Soul' ...