Today would have been Marvin Gaye's 70th birthday. Tragically, it was 25 years ago yesterday that Gaye was killed at the hands of his father on the day before his 45th birthday.Gaye's influence on music, even in the intervening quarter century, is undeniable. I Heard It Through the Grapevine was Motown's biggest selling single of the 60's and considered a classic. His 1971 album What's Going...
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Amazon.com is giving away Marvin Gayes song "Lets Get It On" for FREE today and tomorrow (via Gizmodo). HERE. Related: No Related Post
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The latest edition of Britain's Mojo magazine is a salute to the 50th anniversary of Motown Records. Included is a Motown Nuggets CD with 15 great tracks from the label, interviews with Barry Gordy, Martha Reeves and Holland-Dozier-Holland and the selection of the 100 greatest Motown tracks as picked by Iggy Pop, Paul Weller , the Clash and others. The Mojo website also has an exclusive l...
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Today, I was on youtube and saw that actor Hill Harper had made a video requesting average joes like us to send a video to him just stating:1. Name as an Average Joe so you say, "Joe" for male and "Joanna/Joanne" for Female2. Location (even if you are outside of the USA and you are moved to join in on this video project PLEASE DO)3. Voting for Barack ObamaThat is it. Simple and to the point. RE...
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You know you had a kick ass career when two separate movies about your life are released back to back. The first movie will simply be called "Marvin", and will be directed by F. Gary Gray. Gary's most successful film is "The Italian Job", but I will forever know him as the mastermind behind the cult classic that is "Friday"."C. Gaby Mitchell (”Blood Diamond”) is aboard to write the script. Gray...
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Today, I was on youtube and saw that actor Hill Harper had made a video requesting average joes like us to send a video to him just stating:1. Name as an Average Joe so you say, "Joe" for male and "Joanna/Joanne" for Female2. Location (even if you are outside of the USA and you are moved to join in on this video project PLEASE DO)3. Voting for Barack ObamaThat is it. Simple and to the point. RE...
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The Green Eyed Bandit a.k.a. Eric Sermon also remixed this track once. This is a smooth mid-tempo mix , done by UK-remixer , Madhatter :http://www.myspace.com/choonzincrecords
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Last year, I discovered a great (funky and soulful) Marvin Gaye live album at my favorite alternative to the iTunes shop, "emusic.com":http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1528942-10398362, title: "Live in Montreux 1980".I fully agree with the following review at allmusic.com:_"Backed by a stellar band, Gaye exercises and stretches each song to its elastic limits, proving again why he was the yardsti...
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has just been announced. He was 65. Full details here -http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN1642379720080917.Following the death of Isaac Hayes a few weeks ago, it is no exaggeration to say that an era has come to an end.There really are few words in the lexicon that can do justice to his writing talent. He moved easily from the pop-soul of the early days at Motown to the psychedelic s...
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Secretly I am happy. It's about freakin time. I dedicate this one to the victor. You derserve it now more than ever.
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First off, I like Jamiroquai and have purchased their music for years. I am no hater. I understand how folks think they were influenced by Stevie Wonder,but to my untrained ears, though, he gets a whole lot from Marvin. To me his entire sound and vision come from this source:Marvin Gaye's Here,My Dear. The funk, the extraterrestial trappings, and the general vibe of J's stuff hew pretty close ...
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You know you had a kick ass career when two separate movies about your life are released back to back. The first movie will simply be called "Marvin", and will be directed by F. Gary Gray. Gary's most successful film is "The Italian Job", but I will forever know him as the mastermind behind the cult classic that is "Friday"."C. Gaby Mitchell (”Blood Diamond”) is aboard to write the script. Gray...
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[Marvin Gaye - Anger (Extended Mix, Alternate Take with Marcus Miller) / 5:55]There is a bird that sings only when its love is lost. The echo of distress serves as a beacon for the loved one to find its way back.Edward Hopper, Room In New York, 1932 - Sheldon Memorial Art GalleryFalling in or falling out, love is such a dangerous feeling that it inevitably causes pain and suffering. While some ...
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