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Alberta Gay (born Alberta Williams Cooper; January 1, 1913 – May 8, 1987) was the mother of five children including recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina , she married the minister Marvin Gay Sr. , after relocating to Washington, D.C. , in her early twenties.
The Gaye family is a family most notable for their relation to Motown music artist Marvin Gaye. Along with Marvin, many of the family members have also made contributions within the music industry , theatre and film.
Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. (October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye and gained notoriety after shooting and killing his son Marvin on April 1, 1984, following an argument at their home.
These books focus on gay and lesbian love, sexual adventure, with a positive, "yet still complicated look at lesbian relationships," in all five of the books in this series. [33] In the first book, Odd Girl Out , a college girl named Laura gets seduced by Beth, and in the next book, I Am A Woman , Laura goes to a bar and meets a butch lesbian ...
Frankie Gaye (born Frances Gay; November 15, 1941 – December 28, 2001) [1] was an American recording artist and the brother of fellow recording artist Marvin Gaye. [2] Gaye's recollections of his tenure in the Vietnam War inspired Marvin's song " What's Happening, Brother ," from the album What's Going On .
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye is a 1985 biography of American soul singer Marvin Gaye. [1] [2] [3] The biography was written by music reviewer David Ritz including conversations he had with the singer, who put the biography together shortly after Gaye's death at the hands of his father Marvin Gay Sr. in 1984.
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) [1] was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
George is the main breadwinner working as a salesman while Gaye is primarily a housewife, but she does occasionally take on part-time office jobs. The stories revolve around the Gambols' everyday life, in particular Gaye's passion for shopping and George's attempts at home improvements. The couple is childless but, at least once a year, they ...