Marvin Gaye Research

Marvin Gaye was an American jazz/ soul artists who helped to shape the sound of motown in the 1960s. During the 1970s he recorded the albums 'Whats Going On' and 'Lets Get It On' and became the first jazz artists in motown, as well as Stevie Wonder to break away from a production company. He was a solo artist however he had hits with Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Tami Terrell and Kim Weston.  His most successful song was undoubtably 'Sexual Healing' on his 'Midnight Love' album released in 1982. Another great piece of work created by Marvin Gaye was 'Inner City Blues', I especially like this due to the black and white theme. Researching fellow jazz artists will be beneficial as I'm starting to become more familiar with the genre and as my knowledge of jazz and soul music increases so will the quality of the ideas i have for my music video.

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