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Marvin Gaye was an American singer-songwriter and musician.
* He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1939.
* He began his career as a session musician for Motown Records in the early 1960s.
* He released his first solo album in 1961.
* He had a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "What's Going On," and "Sexual Healing."
* He was shot and killed by his father in 1984.
* He is considered one of the greatest soul singers of all time.
* He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
* He has won numerous Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.