Marvin Gaye

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Marvin Gaye

Born April 2, 1939 · Washington, D.C., USA

Died April 1, 1984 · aged 44

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, the second oldest child of domestic worker Alberta Gay and Pentecostalist minister Marvin Gay Sr. From an early age, Gaye took an ardor for singing; he believed that this vocation helped him through his severely troubled youth. Gaye's sister has stated that Gay Sr. beat Marvin often and into his teens. At 17, Gaye became a high school dropout, enlist…

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Jacob's LadderJacob's Ladder · 1990
Jacob's Ladder
★ 7.41990
MovieDramaMystery
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Da 5 BloodsDa 5 Bloods · 2020
Da 5 Bloods
★ 6.42020
MovieWarDrama
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
Trouble ManTrouble Man · 1972
Trouble Man
★ 6.31972
MovieCrimeAction
It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.
The Ballad of Andy CrockerThe Ballad of Andy Crocker · 1969
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
★ 6.01969
MovieDramaTV Movie
Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business into bankruptcy and his high school sweetheart has married another man. It is evident his small town has little to offer him except the hard-working life of his father, while the broader world has limited opportunities for a man who left school after the third grade.
The Summer of LoveThe Summer of Love · 2017
The Summer of Love
★ 7.22017
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In 1967 an expressive, colourful musical force painted a backdrop of social change, fashion, love, turmoil and war. The world remembers the Summer of Love in 1967 as one of those moments when a unique and creative explosion of music and popular culture arrived in the UK and USA.
Chrome and Hot LeatherChrome and Hot Leather · 1971
Chrome and Hot Leather
★ 5.61971
MovieActionThriller
A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret buddies to come and help him take revenge on the gang.
Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980 · 2003
Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980
★ 6.12003
MovieMusic
Marvin Gaye: Live in Montreux 1980 is a taped performance of singer Marvin Gaye's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, recorded on July 17, 1980. Gaye included this performance as part of a European tour. Gaye performs a majority of his hits from his recent disco-funk hits "Got to Give It Up" and "A Funky Space Reincarnation", to his duet hits with Tammi Terrell including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", in which Gaye re-interpolated the songs as a somber tribute to Terrell, who died over a decade before, to sixties Motown classics such as "I'll Be Doggone", "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It through the Grapevine", to seventies standards such as "What's Going On", "Trouble Man" and "Let's Get It On". The Montreux set was later released as a CD/DVD in 2003.
Marvin Gaye: Transit OstendeMarvin Gaye: Transit Ostende · 1988
Marvin Gaye: Transit Ostende
1988
MovieDocumentary
Marvin Gaye, king of soul music in the US, "dropped" by mere chance into Ostende and then stayed on for more than a year while waiting for a solution to his numerous family and professional problems. Ostende is a geographical accident in the life of this star who punishes himself with this unnatural exile which does not prevent him, however, from creating and materializing a new album that will provide him with an enormous comeback world-wide.

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Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980 · 2003
Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980
★ 6.12003
MovieMusic
Marvin Gaye: Live in Montreux 1980 is a taped performance of singer Marvin Gaye's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, recorded on July 17, 1980. Gaye included this performance as part of a European tour. Gaye performs a majority of his hits from his recent disco-funk hits "Got to Give It Up" and "A Funky Space Reincarnation", to his duet hits with Tammi Terrell including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", in which Gaye re-interpolated the songs as a somber tribute to Terrell, who died over a decade before, to sixties Motown classics such as "I'll Be Doggone", "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It through the Grapevine", to seventies standards such as "What's Going On", "Trouble Man" and "Let's Get It On". The Montreux set was later released as a CD/DVD in 2003.

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