What is Marvin Gaye?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Marvin Gaye | Img = Marvin Gaye (1973).png | Img_capt = Marvin Gaye in 1973 | Img_size = 250px | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.<ref name=simmonds>{{cite book|last=Simmonds|first=Jeremy |title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches|publisher=Chicago Review Press|date=2008|pages=190|isbn=978-1-556-52754-8}}</ref> | Alias = | birth_date= {{birth date|1939|4|2}} | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]] | death_date= {{death date and age|1984|4|1|1939|4|4}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | Origin = | Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[clavinet]], [[synthesizers]], [[piano]] | Genre = [[soul music|Soul]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] | Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[composer]], [[musician]], [[record producer]] | Years_active = 1958–1984 | Label = [[Motown Records|Motown (Tamla-Motown)]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | Associated_acts = [[The Moonglows]], [[Jackie Wilson]], [[Martha and the Vandellas]], [[Tammi Terrell]], [[The Originals]], [[Mary Wells]], [[Kim Weston]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Harvey Fuqua]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Aretha Franklin]] | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Marvin Gaye''' (born '''Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.''',<ref name=simmonds /> April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an [[Americans|American]] [[soul music|soul]] and [[R&B]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. He was a famous artist recording on the [[Motown Records|Motown]] label in the 1960s and 1970s. He became an independent artist when he released his 1971 album, ''[[What's Going On]]''. After living in [[Europe]] in the late 1970s, Gaye had a comeback [[Hi