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Marvin Gaye
American R&B and soul singer
browse: singers, singer-songwriters, pianists
dead
- born
- 1939
- died
- 1984
- age at death
- 44
- known for
- singer, singer-songwriter, pianist
1939 – 1984
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who marvin gaye is
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", he helped to shape the sound of Motown and soul music in the 1960s and 1970s. A cultural icon, Gaye is often considered one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time.
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