Marvin Gaye
- MatchMarvin Gaye
- 80%Stevie Wonder
- 69%Curtis Mayfield
- 63%The Isley Brothers
- 55%The Temptations
- 51%Eddie Kendricks
- 51%Isaac Hayes
- 48%Al Green
- 48%The O'Jays
- 48%The Spinners
- 47%Gladys Knight & The Pips
Biography
Marvin Pentz Gay Jnr., 2 April 1939, Washington, DC, USA, d. 1 April 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA. Gaye was named after his father, a minister in the Apostolic Church. The spiritual influence of his early years played a formative role in his musical career, particularly from the 70s onwards, when his songwriting shifted back and forth between secular and religious topics. He abandoned a place in his fathers church choir to team up with Don Covay and Billy Stewart in the R&B... Read more