Marvin Gaye belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Marvin Gaye as American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984).
Marvin Gaye was born at Washington, D.C. in 1939. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at William Syphax School and Randall Junior High School.
Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.
He worked as singer, singer-songwriter and pianist.
The instruments recorded are piano, voice and drum.
His work is classed as soul, pop music and rhythm and blues.
He performed with The Funk Brothers.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1996) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987).
That the work came out of United States shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Marvin Gaye died in 1984, aged 45. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — 1996
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — 1987
- Instruments: piano, voice and drum
- Genres: soul, pop music and rhythm and blues
