In 1971, Marvin Gaye was one of Motown's biggest stars, known for romantic hits and a voice that seemed tailor-made for love ...

“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter-drummer fell ...

In the late ’50s, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family and a few paltry royalty payments to found Tamla Records—better known at Motown Records. Today ...

This isn’t the first expanded edition of the classic album, but the team behind it feels like it deserved a fresh look into what the archives held. Weinger, who produced the original “Let’s Get It On: ...

In a world again bitten by the Michael Jackson bug in light of the massive success of his biopic Michaeland the resurgence of ...

Marvin Gaye would have been 75 years old on April 2. Meanwhile, there are surely untold thousands of people aged 40 and under who owe having any kind of birthday at all to "Let's Get It On" or "Sexual ...

Motown's exec thought the record would be too political for the times.

The Miracles “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” Remarkably, one of the Miracles’ biggest hits began life as a single B-side. In November 1962, “Happy Landing,” a nondescript up-tempo number featuring a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become ...

Marvin Gaye released his landmark album What's Going On 50 years ago today. We hear from artists and activists who were deeply inspired by the album's music and its messages. NPR is celebrating 50 ...