Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
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Artist Information
Genres: Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Urban, Early Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Motown, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soundtracks, Quiet Storm, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Blaxploitation, AM Pop, Psychedelic Soul
Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's
Born: April 2, 1939 in Washington D.C.
Influences
Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, Bo Diddley, The Moonglows, Roy Hamilton, Jackie Wilson, The Platters, Clyde McPhatter, The Drifters, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Perry Como
Similar Artists
Ashford & Simpson, The Supremes, The Temptations, Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Don Covay, Martha & the Vandellas, Martha Reeves, Tammi Terrell, Stevie Wonder, The Spinners, The Four Tops, Al Green, Gladys Knight, Earth, Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, The Rainbows, Johnny Moore, Big John Hamilton
Followers
Terence Trent D'Arby, Robert Palmer, Sleepy Brown, Gregory Abbott, The Jackson 5, The Rascals, Ashford & Simpson, K'Jon, Lionel Richie, Threshold, Mitch Ryder, Acosta/Russell, The Brothers Johnson, Peabo Bryson, Chico DeBarge, Rod Stewart, The Style Council, Simply Red, Teena Marie
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Biography
One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music.
Discography
Release: August 31, 2010
Label: Motown
Release: April 27, 2010
Label: Motown