Born 2nd April 1939
Died 1st April 1984
Cause of Death Shot dead
MARVIN ON READY STEADY GO
Stubborn Kind Of Fellow 1962
Hitch Hike
Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
Pride And Joy
Try It Baby
Wherever I Lay My Hat
You're A Wonderful One
Nightlife
You've Been A Long Time Coming
Chained
Can I Get A Witness
Pretty Little Baby
One More Heartache
Your Unchanging Love
Hey Diddle Diddle
Ain't That Peculiar
Take This Heart Of Mine
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
Abraham Martin And John
What's Going On
Let's Get It On
Sexual Healing
Mercy Mercy Me
Duets:
With Mary Wells
What's The Matter With You Baby
With Kim Weston It Takes Two
What Good Am I Without You
With Tammi Terrell:-
Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing
Your All I Need To Get By
Two Can Have a Party
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
The Onion Song
With Diana Ross:-
Stop Look Listen (to your heart)
You Are Everything
If you had one LP by Marvin in the 1960s it was most likely to be 'THE MOODS OF MARVIN GAYE'.
All the tracks listed above (apart from the later ones after 1969) were featured at the Twisted Wheel Allnighters and also at the Blue Note Club in Manchester. Marvin Gaye tracks are at the core of the Soul music played in the 1960s and built up the sounds recognised by imitators who recorded lots of Tamla Motown sound-alike tracks, some good some bad and later known as Northern Soul.
Marvin had a sad life - 'Nightlife' seems to portray his inner feelings. He was a number one Soul Brother for all those who went to soul clubs in the UK in the 1960's. His life and times, loves and hates are well documented by others - we don't intend to duplicate this information and it can all be found on the related links at the end of this document.
He appeared on Ready Steady Go walking through the crowd miming to:
