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New renditions of the What’s Going On classics, made with Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, Thom Gill, Joseph Shabason, Jeremy ...
Marvin Gaye recorded the song “What’s Going On?” in June and July of 1970, though it took six months of wrangling with the conservative leadership of Motown Records to get it released as a ...
The Toronto-based artist Beverly Glenn-Copeland was making emotive electronic music way back in the ’80s, and he has experienced a major revival in recent years. Two years ago, Glenn-Copeland released ...
“What’s Going On” is just one of countless Marvin Gaye songs that have thrilled, entertained, and inspired listeners since he burst onto the scene in 1961. The D.C.-born singer-songwriter ...
The song with the silky, layered vocals and an emphatic protest message was topical when Gaye cut it in 1970. It was still relevant when a newly freed Nelson Mandela recited its lyrics for a ...
As Benson reflected for Ben Edmonds’ 2001 book, “Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On,” an indispensable account of the song and album: “The police was beatin’ on them, but they weren’t ...
In “What’s Happening Brother,” a shimmering cut from his classic 1971 album “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye sings from the perspective of an American soldier who’s just returned home ...
According to a list compiled by RollingStone, the greatest album of all time is Marvin Gaye 's What's Going On, released in ...
Fifty years after Marvin Gaye's masterpiece dropped on May 21, 1971, the groundbreaking LP, which remains Motown's best-selling album, is more relevant than ever. We go inside the making of the ...
You listen to Marvin Gaye, this album right here, he’s singing to you.” CNN documentary senior producer Elise Zeiger told TheWrap that Lee was a natural choice to include in the documentary.
Marvin Gaye is getting the biopic treatment with "What's Going On," directed by Allen Hughes, one-half of the Hughes Brothers ("Menace II Society," "Dead Presidents").
A pair of velvety Marvin Gaye voices now rode along together. "That's where the multiple lead vocals came from," said engineer Bob Olhsson. "He liked the sound of both. It was a process.