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Line concept that henry ford populized. they could be recording at hitsville usa 24 hours a day. >> berry us looking for a studio in detroit at that time. he saw this house that had a garage that attached to the back of it who became a studio. >> the studio was about 55 feet long and about 47 feet wide. small place. we were all in one room. and we can see each others face. it was something about that magic of looking at a persons eyes when hes doing a pick up. >> we had the funk brothers. who we...

Was like, oh, who is this? it wasnt until this past year, where i truly listened to the entire record, the entire album, from front to back. >> what was the inspiration, for you, to record "whats going on"? >> it happened when i went out to a protest here, in nashville, after george floyd was killed. i went home, picked the guitar up and started strumming through it. and immediately, i -- i just started crying. marvin gaye already -- he already wrote this song, 50 years ago. and -- and nobody li...

>> i wish he could have known the way that we love him right now with this record. >> imagine that. from conception, to the greatest album, your most favorite album of all time. >> of all time. >> there is a lot of hits came out of motown but only one "whats going on." only one of those and only one marvin gaye. >> marvins voice doesnt go away. again and again and again and again, we keep asking ourself, whats going on?

>> he found techniques of using his voices and instruments that he had done two different lead vocals for his record. he was going to choose which one to use. the engineer mixing it of two voices together. he listened to the interplay of his voice. >> he was the first person that i knew that sang the background for himself. ♪ some loving here today ♪ >> he was stacking vocal in a way that we have not heard before. >> can you play your part? >> can i play it? >> on "whats going on." >> yeah. ...

And how he says who really cares, its almost angelic looks down in trying to figure out what is a solution. ♪ who really cares ♪ >> i am crying out for you to listen to me. this is more important than writing about i love you, i love you but in a different way. >> one of the things about detroit is, there is almost a church on every street corner. >> the album that begins in a party winds up in church. it is unapologetically spiritual. >> he goes into church and starts singing holy, holy. >>...

Birthday by the man who sired you. >> i know hes at peace and hes at rest. >> join the spirit to become one. >> i think his name will live on and on and on. >> im always going to remember the time that i learned what not to play, and when not to play. i was so amazed to play with him on his last tour. >> hopefully, every year or two years or five years or ten years, there will be another version of whats going on by another artist. ♪ theres far too many of you dying ♪ >> i love michael mcdon...

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The home of motown that it only felt right. >> the question of "whats going on," unfortunately have not gone away. >> your dad was a wedding singer. did he sing like marvin gaye around the house? >> 100% >> when he pulls out the "whats going on" album i was like oh, whos this. it was not until this year i listened to the entire album from front to back. >> what was the invaspiration f you to record whats going on. >> it happened when i went out on a protest in nashville after george floyd was ki...

The same way. to be honest with you, just to be frank and not stevie for a minute. things is still the same. >> this is when he feels like the ghetto of the churches. this is how i feel right now and i also see how you feel. i want to talk about you. age-related macular degeneration may lead to severe vision loss. so the national eye institute did 20 years of clinical studies on a formula only found in preservision. if it were my vision, id ask my doctor about preservision. its the most studied ...

Ways that are irresistible. >> "save the children." that was an emotional plea for children. thats one of the high points of the album. >> it is angelic looking down in trying to figure out what is a solution. >> i am crying out for you to listen to me. this is more important than writing about i love you, i love you but in a different way.