A terrible argument cost Marvin Gaye his life on October 1, 1984.
His real name was Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. In biographies and rock encyclopedias he is often called the “original love man”. A nice euphemism for someone who scored some of his biggest hits with odes to jealousy (“I Heard It Through The Grapevine”) and earthly love (“Sexual Healing”). He was considered a womanizer anyway…
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