Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer and composer. In the 1960s, he helped establish the sound of Motown, first as an in-house session musician and subsequently as a solo artist with a run of singles, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul." Marvin Gaye is one of the aristocracies that helped establish Motown's sound, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul." He later influenced the sound of subsequent R&B subgenres such as neo-soul and quiet storm. He was inducted into the R&B Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, as well as receiving a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gaye's four-octave vocal range was well recognized and a tribute to his singing abilities, as he primarily recorded in baritone and tenor ranges, which are diametrically opposed. He's been covered and sampled by artists from a broad range of genres, including metal.