Biography of Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye, the troubled "Prince of Motown," was the first of Berry Gordy's acts to fight for and win his creative independence. After scoring over a dozen major hits with various Motown producers during the '60s, he emerged in 1971 with a lushly packaged, socially conscious album, "What's Going On," which firmly entrenched him as a soul superstar. His personal life was turbulent, and he often conveyed this in his music. In 1984, he was shot dead by his father. Motown celebrated the 10th anniversary of Marvin Gaye's death in grand fashion in 1994. They reissued "What's Going On," "Here My Dear," "I Want You," and several other Gaye LPs, plus a boxed set with rare and unissued items. ~ Rick A. Bueche

Biography of Tammi Terrell

Signed to Motown in the mid-'60s as a soloist, her greatest successes were duets with Marvin Gaye, including the original "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Her solo successes were limited and her potential never fully realized, due to her illness and subsequent death from a brain tumor in 1970. ~ Rick A. Bueche