Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, the second oldest child of domestic worker Alberta Gay and Pentecostalist minister Marvin Gay Sr. From an early age, Gaye took an ardor for singing; he believed that this vocation helped him through his severely troubled youth. Gaye's sister has stated that Gay Sr. beat Marvin often and into his teens. At 17, Gaye became a high school dropout, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Disgruntled by the humb...
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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The Day the Music Died
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Larry presents: Best of The 80s
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Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux
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Mr. Nelson on the North Side
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Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980
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Funky Dance Grooves
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Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
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Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
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Prachtig 80: Volume 2
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The Giants of Black Music
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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DTV: Golden Oldies
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Live at Amsterdam 1976
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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The T.A.M.I. Show
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
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Chrome and Hot Leather
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The Ballad of Andy Crocker
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Save the Children
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DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
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Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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Whitney
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Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
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Marvin Gaye: The Real Thing - In Performance 1964-1981
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977
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Remember Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits Live in '76
Ready Steady Go!
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The Top Ten Revealed
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The Hollywood Palace
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Shindig!
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Hullabaloo
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Malibu U
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The Midnight Special
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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