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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.
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Gaye died at 44 years old in 1984, one day shy of his 45th birthday, when Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., shot and killed him following an argument in his parents' Los Angeles home.
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
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, at Freedman's Hospital [8] in Washington, D.C., to church minister Marvin Gay Sr. and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). His first home was in a public housing project, [9] the Fairfax Apartments [10] (now demolished) at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. [11]
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