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Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66.
Gaye met 17-year-old Janis Hunter (January 5, 1956 - December 3, 2022) in March 1973, while working on his Let's Get It On album with producer Ed Townsend. Hunter was the child of jazz musician Slim Gaillard. Townsend's former girlfriend Barbara Hunter arrived in the studio with Hunter that month.
Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife and occasional muse of famed singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, has died at age 66. She The post Janis Hunter Gaye, second wife of Marvin Gaye, dead at 66 appeared ...
The couple separated in 1973, and Gordy filed for divorce in November 1975. The couple officially divorced in 1977. Gaye later married Janis Hunter in October 1977. The couple separated in 1979 and officially divorced in November 1982. Gaye was the father of three children: Marvin III, by adoption; Nona; and Frankie.
She is the daughter of Marvin Gaye, a Motown singer, [6] and Janis Hunter, who managed her daughter's music career. [7] She was raised in Redondo Beach, California. [7] After Marvin Gaye divorced Anna Gordy, Nona's parents wed in 1977 before ending their marriage four years later. [6]
Author David Ritz reflects on two of his literary subjects: the great soul singer Marvin Gaye and his late wife and inspiration, Janis Gaye. Janis Gaye was Marvin Gaye's muse — she 'saw my soul ...
In a solemn but still certain tone, he wanted to be sure that this time his love for Janis will be what he had always wanted. But as irony would have it, by the time of the album's release, Marvin and Janis' relationship was failing. By the end of the album's promotion, Janis had split from the singer after nearly two years as a married couple.
He performed a new song which he dedicated to his girlfriend Janis Hunter titled "Jan", as well as songs from his 1970s repertoire, only including his 1960s classics in a sped-up "Fossil Medley". Throughout his tours, Gaye began developing performance anxiety and had feared the public reception.