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Gaye’s father was a storefront preacher; his mother was a domestic worker. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. He was given a burial plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery, and was later cremated and his ashes spread around the Pacific Ocean.Marvin Gaye's father was an American Pentecostal minister.He married his wife, Alberta Cooper, in 1935. Get track





Gay also fathered a son named Antwaun Carey, with another woman following one of his extramarital affairs.Gay was described as a strict father to his four children. Marvin Gaye, byname of Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., (born April 2, 1939, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died April 1, 1984, Los Angeles, California), American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Get track

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On November 2, 1984, Judge Gordon Ringer sentenced him to a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.He tearfully told the court: "If I could bring him back, I would. Alberta already had a son named Michael, but after saying he couldn't raise another man's son, Gay sent Michael to live with his sister-in-law.They had several children: daughter Jeanne, Marvin Jr, son Frankie and daughter Zeola. I thought I was going to get hurt.



2,355 Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American "I was standing about eight feet away from Marvin, when my husband came to the door of the bedroom with his pistol," said Alberta.

Digital Music. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown."



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Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown."

"Marvin Sr was quoted as saying at the time: "I didn't mean to do it.
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Get track "My husband didn't say anything, he just pointed the gun at Marvin. His Motown hits included 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)' and 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', and duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross and Tammi Terrell.After a period in Europe as a tax exile in the early 1980s, he made a successful comeback with the 1982 Grammy Award-winning hit 'Sexual Healing' and its album Marvin Gaye was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr, on April 1, 1984, at their home in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California.The singer was shot twice, following an argument with his father after he intervened in an altercation between his parents.He was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center.His death inspired many musical tributes over the years.

30 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LA I wish he could step through this door right now.