Marvin Pentz Gay Jr was born on the 2nd April 1939 in Washington D.C USA and died on 1st April 1984. He is known to the world under the short name, Marvin Gaye, the American soul and R&B singer.
During his career, Marvin has released a total of 17 studio albums, some of which include “The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye” (1961), “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” (1968), “What`s Going On” (1971), “Let`s Get It On” (1973), “Midnight Love” (1982) among others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Marvin Gaye was before he died? According to sources it is estimated that Marvin Gaye`s overall net worth was $5 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a singer, however, Marvin has also featured in number of films such …show more content…
In 1961, Marvin released his first album “The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye”. Although the album did not prove to be successful upon its release, he continued with his singing career, with a change in genre. But before his next release, in order to pay his expenses, Marvin served as a drummer for the group The Miracles.
In 1963, Marvin released his second album “Stubborn Kinda Fellow” which created his first hit singles “Hitch Hike” and “Wherever I Lay My Hat”.
Until 1967, Gaye recorded several duet songs with other famous artists of the music scene such as Merry Wells, Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell which increased his net worth and popularity.
In 1968, Marvin released his first single that reached the No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, “I heard It Through The Grapevine” and in 1969, his album M.P.G reached number one on Billboard.
Since his first number one hit, Marvin has released numerous hits until his death in 1984, including “Let`s Get It On”, “Got To Give It Up”, and “Sexual Healing” for which he won two Grammy awards and an American Music Award for the Favorite Soul Single.
In 1982, Marvin released his last album entitled “Midnight Love”, increasing his net worth with every successful venture.
In 1987, Marvin was posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of