I Heard it Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye (1968)

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Additional information about this, Marvin Gaye vinyl art.

Marvin Gaye – The Artist

Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; 1939 – 1984) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul”. Gaye’s Motown hits include “Ain’t That Peculiar”, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”, and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”; he also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross, and Tammi Terrell. On April 1, 1984, the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was fatally shot by his father Marvin Gay Sr. at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles.

I Heard it Through The Grapevine – The Song

‘I Heard it Through The Grapevine’ ii a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in 1967. However Marvin Gaye recorded it and placed on his 1968 album In the Groove, where it gained the attention of radio disc jockeys. Based on its popularity Motown founder Berry Gordy agreed to its release as a single in 1968 and it became for a time the biggest hit single on the Motown label (Tamla). The Gaye recording has since become an acclaimed soul classic, and is now considered historical, artistic and of significant value.

The Motown ‘M’ – The Shape

Modelled into the silhouette of the famous Motown ‘M’ logo. Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered. Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its subsidiary labels (including Tamla Motown, the brand used outside the US) were the most successful proponents of the Motown sound, a style of soul music with a mainstream pop appeal. Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. 

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