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Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an United States|American singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and instrumentalist. Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records. After a year as a Session musician|session drummer, Gaye ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the sixties.
Due to solo hits including "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Ain't That Peculiar", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, he was crowned "The Prince of Motown"<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=QKOv-tsEB-sC&dq=What's+Going+On:+Marvin+Gaye+and+the+Last+Days+of+the+Motown+Sound&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=QY1XWti0rl&sig=wWWAQ6hC-WYspcVGk6OZn9fM0wg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA21,M1 "What's Going On?: Marvin Gaye and the Last Days of the Motown Sound" (Pg. 12) by Ben Edmonds]</ref> and "The Prince of Soul".<ref>{{cite book | last = Ritz| first = David | title =Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye | publisher = Da Capo Press | year = 1991 | isbn = 97803068044... read all