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Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”

Lydia Hutchinson | March 31, 2017

The spring of 1970 was a dark time for Marvin Gaye. His beloved duet boyfriend Tammi Terrell had died after a three-year struggle with a brain tumor. His brother Frankie had returned from Vietnam with horror stories that moved Marvin to tears. And at Motown, Marvin was stymied in his quest to address social issues in his music.

While he was pondering his next move, a tune fell in his lap that would provide a channel for all his sorrow and frustration.

The initial idea for “What’s Going On” came to Four Tops member Obie Benson when he was in San Francisco in 1969.

“They had the Haight-Ashbury then, all the kids up there with the drawn-out hair and everything,” he told MOJO. “The police was beating on the kids, but they wasn’t bothering anybody. I saw this, and started wondering what was going on. ‘What is happening here?’ One question leads to another. ‘Why are they sending kids so far away from their families overseas?’ And so on.”

Benson shaped his tune with fellow Motown writer Al Cleveland, then pitched it to the Four Tops. But they weren’t interested in a demonstrate song. Obie pl

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(Book). Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically limited on April 1, 1984 one night before his 45th birthday when he was shot and killed by his own father. Now, for the first time ever, Marvin Gaye's story is told in intimate detail by a member of his own family. Frankie and Marvin Gaye were close from childhood until Marvin's death. Frankie was at Marvin's side when he died, and only Frankie heard his deathbed confession. Full of never-before-told personal anecdotes, this book takes you behind the scenes from Marvin's childhood, through his spectacular success at Motown and then Columbia, his stormy relationships with women, and finally to his descent into drugs and despair. The true story of the dude behind the beloved music is now available to fans old and novel. Includes great photos throughout, a kind i

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    b. Frances T. Gay, 15th November 1941, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

    d. 28th December 2001, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

    Frankie Gaye was the younger brother of the late Marvin Gaye.

    Looking and sounding very much like his older brother, it was Frankie who had to remain out of the limelight, overshadowed by Marvin's enormous success.

    Frankie sang on recordings with his brother Marvin off and on for years.

    He also has another brother and two sisters, all of whom grew up in a strict church environment (their father creature a preacher).

    Frankie was known, notably, on the Marvin Gaye album 'Live At The London Palladium' (1977).

    When Marvin and Harvey Fuqua left Washington for Detroit, Frankie stayed behind and established himself as a singer on the Washington club circuit.

    In 1964 Frankie was drafted to attend in Vietnam, where he fought until 1967.

    Upon his return he began productive with Marvin, generally in the organization of his live shows and business interests.

    When Marvin moved to Los Angeles with Motown, Frankie moved too.