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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.
Marvin Gaye had a bitter relationship with his father, Marvin Gay Sr., since his childhood. Marvin Sr. was a Christian minister and strict disciplinarian who often physically punished his children. He was also a cross-dresser , a fact widely known in the family's Washington, D.C. , neighborhood which made the younger Marvin a target of bullying ...
Marvin Gaye was an American music artist and singer-songwriter who won acclaim for a series of recordings with Motown Records.Gaye's personal life, mainly documented in the biography, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, included his faith; child abuse by his father; personal relationships with his two wives, friends, and girlfriends; and bouts of depression and drug abuse.
Gaye was the father of three children: Marvin III, by adoption; Nona; and Frankie. Marvin III was the biological son of Anna's niece, Denise Gordy, who was 16 at the time of the birth. Nona and Frankie were born to Gaye's second wife, Janis. At the time of his death, Gaye was survived by his three children, mother, father, and five siblings.
Marvin Gaye once recorded a promo E.P. for the Free Press. It was 1966 and a way to get more exposure for Motown. Before Marvin Gaye was a huge star, he recorded a promotional song for the Free Press
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.
Jan Gaye, who sang backup on Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up," died Saturday at home in Rhode Island. No cause of death was given. No cause of death was given.
Marvin Gaye III, the eldest son of legendary singer Marvin Gaye, is being accused of assault, battery, false imprisonment and more in a new lawsuit. According to court documents filed in Los ...