Air Force upon his discharge, he returned to Washington and began singing in anumber of street-corner doo wop groups, eventually joining the Rainbows, a top local attraction. Gaye later took up piano and drums, andmusic became his escape from the nightmarish realities of his home life - throughout his childhood, his father beat him on an almost dailybasis.After graduating from high school, Gaye enlisted in the U.S. The second of three children born to the Reverend Marvin Gay, Sr., an ordained minister in the House of God - aconservative Christian sect that fuses elements of orthodox Judaism and Pentecostalism, imposes strict codes of conduct, and observes noholidays - he began singing in church at the age of three, quickly becoming a soloist in the choir. (in the style of his hero Sam Cooke, he added the "e" to his surname as an adult) was born April 2, 1939, inWashington, D.C. Moving from lean, powerful R&B to stylish, sophisticated soul to finally arrive at an intenselypolitical and personal form of artistic self-expression, his work not only redefined soul music as a creative force but also expanded itsimpact as an agent for social change.Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail forthe continued evolution of popular black music. (in the style of his hero Sam Cooke, he added the "e" to his surname as an adult) was born April 2, 1939, inWashington, D.
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