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group led by a lead singer who was the youngest in the group “The Jackson 5” Marvin Gaye signed with Tamla Records in 1961 but did not find success until later. In 1964 Marvin did a duet with Mary Wells “Together” but it wasn’t until 1968 that he will receive his first number 1 hit “I heard it through the grape vine” which was recorded a year before Gladys Knight and the Pips version but was release after their version. Marvin then had 2 more top 100 singles that year with “To busy thinking about my

What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye The message of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is that the abuse of the government's authorities will not lead to peace and harmony within the United States. Marvin Gaye sings about his through his lyrics that show the destruction inflicted upon normal families. He sings; “Mother, mother/ There’s too many of you crying/ Brother, brother, brother/ There’s far too many f you dying” (1-4) which show the families that have been affected by things such as poverty, or war

Although the 1980s was a wonderful decade, there were some negative events. The 1980s contained many assassinations, such as John Lennon, Anwar Sadat, Marvin Gaye, Indira Gandhi, and Olof Palme John Lennon, an English musician, was a member of the legendary rock band, the Beatles. Mark David Chapman assassinated him at only forty years old. He shot two bullets in the left side of Lennon’s back and another two bullets in his left shoulder with a Charter Arms .38-caliber pistol. He was declared

accused of killing 15-year-old John Hartman in Fairbanks, Alaska. The four men were George Frese, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent, and Marvin Roberts also known as the “Fairbanks Four”. Three of the men are Native Alaskans, and the forth is Native American, which they claim they were wrongfully accused due to racial discrimination and an outdated form of police interrogation. Marvin Roberts is currently out on parole while the other three are sentenced between 38 to 64 years. Since the beginning of the accusations

How an administrator communicates with the public is very important of how the community views the school, especially in small communities. Marvin Elementary is a very small school. We currently only have 164 students, according to the Public School Review website, in grades k-4 and only have two classes per grade level. We are not very ethnically diverse with only 3% of our student body being not white. Of our 164 students 83% qualify for free or reduced lunches. Our community member are mostly

African-American to step foot into society? From the 1950s/’60s to 2017, artists have tried to describe African Americans’ clash with Caucasian supremacy. This topic is reflected in Motown artist Marvin Gaye’s songs “What’s Going On” and “Wholy Holy”, and rapper Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics “The Blacker The Berry” and “Hii Power”. Marvin Gaye’s songs talk about what exactly it was like during his era to be African-American and face the trials and tribulations in white society. His lyrics talk about why it is so significant

We all probably know of Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, but do you know the person behind it all? Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, Berry Gordy Junior, the founder of Motown Records- the home of several multi-platinum record artists and the most successful African American owned music company in the history of the United States of America. Motown was at its peak during the 70’s and 80’s. On November 28th of 1929 in Detroit Michigan, Bertha Fuller and

From songs like “My Girl” by The Temptations to “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, Motown has had a number of successes. Other similar artists Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross, as well as many more, help create this small-record company, founded on $800, into a powerhouse in the music industry. Motown Records had well over 100 hit singles throughout the sixties and seventies, and continued this push longer until it’s dissolvement in the 21st century. Motown created a new a mixed sound

“What’s Goin’ On” and Motown The second song I will be analyzing is “What’s Goin’ On” by Marvin Gaye Jr., written in 1970 and released in 1971. By this time, attitudes towards the Vietnam War had shifted significantly, because in 1968 the Tet Offensive was launched, causing Johnson to withdraw from the 1968 presidential race and the newly elected President, Nixon, made a promise of peace, which was not kept. Gaye was on a contract with Motown Record Label at the time, who initially did not want

Motown didn’t just make great music, they made an impact on the civil right’s movement. Though the influence of Motown isn’t as obvious as the impact of Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X, Motown did play an important role in the movement. Berry Gordy was the founder of Motown, and he began producing music in 1959. He didn’t only care about making money through his music, he wanted to contribute to the civil right’s movement. Motown was started in Detroit, Michigan and soon was the producer of 75%