Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye was born in Washington, D.C., in 1939. After moving to Detroit in 1960 he worked as a session drummer for Motown. In 1964 he married Motown founder Berry Gordy's sister Anna Gordy, who was 18 years older than Gaye. Marvin Gaye released his first single for Motown in 1962 and had many hits over the next 15 years, including several duets with Tammi Terrell. Marvin Gaye was fatally shot by his father after a quarrel in Los Angeles in 1984.