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Marvin Gaye Net Worth 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 as “The Ballad Of Andy Crocker” (1969) and “Chrome And Hot Leather” (1971), which has also increased his net worth. Marvin Gaye Net Worth $5 Million Marvin grew up in a family of six siblings; his father was a church minister who would often let him to sing in the church, accompanying him on piano, his mother was a housewife. Regarding his education, Marvin has attended the Cardozo High School, but never graduated, dropping out at 17 to join the USA Air Force. However, he soon left the force as he was unsatisfied with his position, doing only menial jobs. Upon the return from the Air Force, Marvin embarked on a singing career, joining numerous bands, some of them include a collaboration with Bo Diddley, however with no major success. He…

What is going on? In 2018 our society is ran by a corrupt racist Donald Trump billionaire and the police killing young black men like ,Michael Brown, Tamir rice and Trayvon Martin. These are the same issues Marvin Gaye called out in 1971 in his iconic song What is going on? “Marvin starts the song by saying Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today.” When this song was…

What’s Going On 2 Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is one of my favorite songs. Honestly, every generation down through the years can ask this question. What’s Going On? What’s going on with our children, with in our homes, in our schools, in our cities, in our nation? There are far too many mothers crying from the loss of their sons or even their daughters…

Marvin Gaye makes a lot of bold statements in his song, “What's Going On”. His song is a timeless piece of work that will always be relevant no matter the year. The song was made in the year 1971, which was a decade littered with war. Coincidentally, the song can be applied to 2016 with the current news of hate crime. Marvin Gaye says, “Don't punish me with brutality. Talk to me. So you can see. What's going on.” I chose this line because it really speaks to me. As an Indian American, there is…

Marvin Gaye was an American singer, record producer and songwriter. During the 1970’s, he recorded “What’s Going On”. The spring of 1970 was a dark time for Marvin Gaye and this song helped him talk about some controversial issues. His marriage to Anna Gordy, was crumbling, and he was devastated by the death of one of his duet partners, Tammi Terrell. His lyrics for this song were inspired by the stories his brother Frankie told him when he came back from the Vietnam War. The whole purpose of…

teenage cousin. During these years, “real” rock 'n' rollers were replaced by poppy artists which watered down Rock 'n' roll. Many first-generation rockers produced some of their best work in the early '60s -- the Everly Brothers, the Drifters, Ray Charles. Additionally, this period produced music that eventually landed each of the following acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: the Beach Boys, Booker T. & the MG's, Dion & the Belmonts, the Four Seasons, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney,…

up with motown records with a 800$ loan. He was encouraged to keep going because of his friend smokey robinson. By starting his recording studio he brought in only african americans to play. It started with a riff and everyone in the band built up upon it. This was the start of not only african americans gaining the mainstream audience but started a system of music making. This system introduced the idea of session players. This idea advanced music and gave future artist their very own…

rock and roll; R&B. at that time Elvis broke the racial wall and social barriers in American music In the beginning of 1970, the artist Presley Elvis and some other white male artist were number one on the charts with this style of rock and roll hot hits. Elvis Presley was at the top of the chart. People really enjoyed listening to his music. There were other genres that also rose in popularity in the baby boomer generation. They were focusing on blues and black rhythm. Some record…

such as; war, poverty, and discrimination in earlier records produced at Motown (503-526). European tours that brought the music to a global audience and influenced musicians not only in Europe but around the world, and was a major impetus of the “British Invasion” led by groups like the Beatles and The Rolling Stones in the mid 1960’s. David E. Nantis enumerates facts about Motown stating, “Motown’s extraordinary accomplishments include an unprecedented 63 number-one hit songs from 1961 to…