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Marvin Gaye’s iconic ‘What’s Going On’ was released 21 May 1971. Motown will release a 50th anniversary edition in December.

/PRNewswire/ -- Throughout 2021, the world has been celebrating the life and legacy of R&B pioneer Marvin Gaye to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of...

/PRNewswire/ -- Throughout 2021, the world has been celebrating the life and legacy of R&B pioneer Marvin Gaye to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of...

An Army officer was convicted in the massacre of civilians at My Lai. Vietnam chewed up another 2,414 American lives. And across the country, needles were lowered for the first time to the grooved surface of a certain spinning vinyl disc, and there came the murmur of a party — “a groovy party, man,” one of the guests pronounced it in the parlance of the time. A sinuous saxophone twined among the revelers, the congas set an easy pace, the bass played it cool like, Don’t start...

Vietnam chewed up another 2,414 American lives. And across the country, needles were lowered for the first time to the grooved surface of a certain spinning vinyl disc, and there came the murmur of a party — “a groovy party, man,” one of the guests pronounced it in the parlance of the time. A sinuous saxophone twined among the revelers, the congas set an easy pace, the bass played it cool like, Don’t start none, won’t be none. And in a voice that ached and yearned, Marvin Gaye sang. �...

An Army officer was convicted in the massacre of civilians at My Lai. Vietnam chewed up another 2,414 American lives. And across the country, needles were lowered for the first time to the grooved surface of a certain spinning vinyl disc, and there came the murmur of a party — “a groovy party, man,” one of the guests pronounced it in the parlance of the time. A sinuous saxophone twined among the revelers, the congas set an easy pace, the bass played it cool like, Don’t start none, won�...

increase font size Leonard Pitts: ‘What’s Going On’ still feels urgent, still feels now We still don’t have an answer to the question Marvin Gaye asked 50 years ago. By Leonard Pitts Jr.The Miami Herald Fifty years ago. Marvin Gaye performs in 1974. His “What’s Going On,” named the greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone, was released 50 years ago this week.  Nicholas De Sciose/Zuma Press via TNS Left-wing terrorists exploded a bomb at the U.S. Capitol. An Army officer was ...

Rolling Stone Menu Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ Gets 50th Anniversary Digital Reissue Deluxe Edition/50th Anniversary digitally collects extras from previous decades’ reissues By Gems/Redferns/Getty Images Motown/UMe has marked the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s single release for “What’s Going On” — the title track from “What’s Going On” was released on January 20th, 1971, four months before the LP arrived. Over the past 20 years, the album ha...

Motown and UMe Celebrate MARVIN GAYES WHATS GOING ON With 3 Digital Releases Today, January 22, 2021 News provided by Share this article LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motowns "Prince Of Soul," Marvin Gaye, was already a hit artist for nearly a decade when, in 1971, he reached new heights with his album Whats Going On. An immediate landmark recording, it was the first of Gayes albums to break the top ten of Billboards Top LPs, and quickly became Motowns best-selling record. To t...