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Marvin Gaye: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

David Ritz, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye (1985, reprinted 1991), is the definitive biography.

Representative Works

  • You’re All I Need (with Tammi Terrell, 1968)
  • MPG (1969)
  • What’s Going On (1971)
  • Trouble Man (1972)
  • Let’s Get It On (1973)
  • I Want You (1976)
  • Here, My Dear (1978)
  • In Our Lifetime (1981)
  • Midnight Love (1982)

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NPR - Remembering Marvin Gaye's Iconic 'What's Going On'. Dec 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Independent - What’s Going On, 50 years on: The bitter true story of Marvin Gaye’s iconic album. Oct 21, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music surfaces in Belgium. Jul 29, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 22, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Marvin Gaye. Jan 02, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Marvin Gaye: What's Going On. Nov 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Marvin Gaye. Sep 04, 2023
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - AAEP 1600 - Marvin Gaye. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Marvin Gaye. Nov 11, 2022
Media added. Mar 16, 2021
Added several songs, including “What's Going On” and “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology).” Oct 08, 2020
Noted that he received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement. Jan 28, 2019
Corrected display issue. Nov 15, 2018
Add new Web site: Famous Singers - Biography of Marvin Gaye. Apr 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Marvin Gaye. Oct 24, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. Sep 23, 2014
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Marvin Gaye. Jan 10, 2012
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Marvin Gaye. Jan 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Marvin Gaye. Jan 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Marvin Gaye. Jan 10, 2012
Added photograph. May 17, 2011
Article revised. Oct 28, 1999
New article added. Jul 20, 1998
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