Thursday, April 2, 2009
Remembering Marvin Gaye -- 25 Years Later
Yesterday marked the 25th year anniversary of Motown superstar Marvin Gaye's death. The R&B artist whose music influenced many other artists, was killed by his father, Marvin Gaye Sr, back on April Fool's Day 1984 during an argument just a day shy of his 45th birthday. Best known for hits such as "Sexual Healing," "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "What's Going On," Gaye was also a songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. Last year, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him as #6 on their list of Greatest Singers of all time. A candlelight tribute ceremony was held at sunset yesterday afternoon at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. Today would have been his 70th birthday.
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