Marvin
Gaye
1987
Ashford & Simpson
Marvin Gaye sang to survive. Gaye’s singing nurtured the soul—both the audience’s and his own. He used his honeyed tenor to explore sexuality and social issues on such sprawling concept albums as the intensely exploratory What’s Going On.
Induction
Impact
There are good singers, there are great singers, and then there are singers that we say have that undefinable quality.
Valerie Simpson
1987 Hall of Fame Essay
Marvin Gaye embarked on his solo career in 1962, having already played drums for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, as well as other Motown acts...
Written By Michael Hill
sealed with a signature
This is the signature that appears on the inductee’s plaque at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to officially commemorate their induction.
Marvin Gaye
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