Marvin Gaye wanted to be a crooner. His first Top 40 hit showed him the lucrative career that awaited him in R&B.

Marvin Gaye would have been 75 years old on April 2. Meanwhile, there are surely untold thousands of people aged 40 and under who owe having any kind of birthday at all to "Let's Get It On" or "Sexual ...

Written by Motown’s legendary writing and production team, Lamont Dozier, and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland, “Baby Don’t You Do It” finds Marvin Gaye pleading with his partner to stay. Girl, I’ve ...

Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984 — one day before the iconic singer’s 45th birthday.

A fresh haul of essentials for your weekend rotation. Happy Release Day, good people. After an eventful early-autumn rush, the long-plays are fewer and farther this week. But the bars are burly, ...