UMarvin Gaye ungumdlali odumile waseMelika, umhleli, umbhali wamaculo kanye nomdidiyeli wokuqopha. Umculi umi emsukeni wesigqi neblues yesimanje.
Esigabeni somsebenzi wakhe wokudala, uMarvin wanikwa isidlaliso esithi "Prince of Motown". Umculi ukhule esuka kusigqi esikhanyayo se-Motown nokuluhlaza kuya emphefumulweni omuhle wamaqoqo okuthi Yini eyenzekayo futhi Masiyiqhube.
Kwakuyinguquko enkulu! Lawa ma-albhamu asadumile futhi athathwa njengobuciko bangempela bomculo.
I-Gay Marvin yenza okungenakwenzeka. Umculi uguqule isigqi nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kusuka ohlotsheni olulula kuya endleleni yokubonisa ubuciko. Ngenxa yomculo, umculi waseMelika wembula izihloko eziningi ezihlukahlukene, kusukela kuma-ballads othando kuya kwezombusazwe.
Indlela yeGay Marvin yayimfushane, kodwa ikhanya. Washona ngosuku olwandulela usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-45, ngo-Ephreli 1, 1984. Ngenkathi i-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame idalwa, igama lomdwebi lalingenakufa kulo.
Ubuntwana nobusha uMarvin Gaye
UGay wazalwa ngo-April 2, 1939 emndenini womfundisi. Umculi ukhumbula ngokungabaza ebuntwaneni bakhe. Wakhulela emndenini oqinile. Uyise wayevame ukumshaya ukuze agxilise izindinganiso zokuziphatha ezifanele.
Ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, uGay wakhonza e-United States Air Force. Ngemva kokuba umfana ekhokhe isikweletu sakhe ezweni lakubo, wacula namaqembu ahlukahlukene, kuhlanganise ne-Rainbows. Isikhathi esithile, iqembu elishiwo lidlale noBo Diddley.
Ngesikhathi sivakashele eDetroit, leli qembu (elaliguqule igama laba yi-The Moonglows) ladonsa ukunaka komkhiqizi owayesafuna u-Berry Gordy ekuqaleni kwawo-1960.
Umdidiyeli wambona uMarvin futhi wammema ukuba asayine isivumelwano nestudiyo sokuqopha saseMotown. Yiqiniso, uGay wavuma isicelo esinjalo, ngoba wayeqonda ukuthi kwakunzima kakhulu "ukuhamba ngomkhumbi" wedwa.
Ekupheleni kuka-1961, umculi washada nentombazane, u-Anna. Wayemdala ngeminyaka engu-17 kunoGay, ngaphandle kwalokho, wayengudadewabo womdidiyeli. Ngokushesha uMarvin waqala ukudlala izinsimbi zomculo ezishaywayo. Lo mculi ubekhona kuqoshwa iPhini likaMengameli waseMotown uSmokey Robinson.
UGay Marvin usebenzisana noMotown
I-piggy bank yomculo kaMarvin yaqala ukugcwalisa izingoma zokuqala. Izingoma zokuqala azizange zibikezele kubagxeki nabathandi bomculo ukuthi uGay uzoba isihlabani samazwe ngamazwe.
Umculi waphupha ukwenza ama-ballads e-lyrical futhi wazibona engephansi kune-Sinatra edumile. Kodwa ozakwabo emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi bebezethemba ukuthi uGay uzophumelela ekuculweni komdanso. Ngo-1963, ukuqoshwa komdanso kwakungaphansi kwamashadi, kodwa yi-Pride and Joy kuphela eyafinyelela kwayi-10 ephezulu.
Ngesikhathi esebenza esitudiyo sokuqopha saseMotown, lo mculi waqopha izingoma ezingaba ngu-50. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ama-39 awo afakwe kumathrekhi aphezulu angama-40 e-United States of America. Ezinye izingoma uGay Marvin azibhala futhi azihlela ngokuzimela.
Ngokwemiphumela yamaphakathi nawo-1960, lo mculi waba ngomunye wabaculi baseMotown abaphumelela kakhulu. Izingoma okufanele uzilalele:
- Akukona Lokho Okungavamile;
- Ngizoba Doggone;
- Imnandi Kanjani.
Ingoma ethi I Heard It Through the Grapevine isathathwa njengenhloko yomsindo we-Motown. Ngaphezu kwamaviki amabili, ukuqanjwa kubambe isikhundla esiphambili ku-Billboard 100. Namuhla, ithrekhi ifakiwe ku-repertoire ka-Elton John no-Amy Winehouse.
UMarvin Gaye wakwazi ukuzibona hhayi nje njengomculi oyedwa, kodwa futhi njengengcweti yezingoma zothando. Maphakathi nawo-1960, ilebula yamthuma ukuthi aqophe irekhodi lama-duets noMary Wells.
Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, waqopha ingoma nomculi odumile uTammy Terrell. Abalandeli bakhumbule ikakhulukazi izingoma ezithi Ain't No Mountain High Enough, You're All I Need to Get By.
Kwenzenjani On Album Presentation
Phakathi neminyaka yomzabalazo wamalungelo abantu abamnyama, osujoyinwe abadlali nabaculi, amalungu aseMotown ayalwa ukuba agweme noma yiziphi izihloko zomphakathi.
UMarvin Gaye wasithatha kabi lesi simo sengqondo. Wabheka isigqi sokuhweba kanye nama-blues anikezwa ngokungananazi ngokungalifanele ithalenta lakhe. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, umculi wayenezingxabano nomkakhe kanye nomdidiyeli. Ngenxa yalokhu, uMarvin wayeka ukuqopha izingoma nokuvela esiteji isikhashana.
Kodwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1970, uGay Marvin wanquma ukunqamula ukuthula kwakhe. Wethule icwecwe elithi What's going on. Umculi wakhiqiza futhi wahlela izingoma zediski ngokuzimela. Umsebenzi oku-albhamu uthonywe yizindaba zomfowethu owaxoshwa ngeMpi yaseVietnam.
I-albhamu ethi What's Going On iyisiteji sokuthuthukisa isigqi neblues. Leli iqoqo lokuqala lomdwebi, eliveze isifiso sangempela sokudala nethalente lomculi waseMelika.
U-Gay Marvin ugxile ezinsimbini ezishaywayo. Umsindo wezingoma zomculo unothiswa ngezisusa ze-jazz nomculo wakudala. U-Gordy wenqabile ukuphenya irekhodi nokudala ukukhishwa. Umdidiyeli ugcine u-Gaye eceleni kwaze kwaba yilapho iculo lesihloko lishaya u-No. 2 kumashadi e-pop.
Ngenxa yokuduma, uMarvin wandisa i-discography yakhe ngama-albhamu amaningana. Amarekhodi abizwa ngokuthi i-Mercy Mercy Me ne-Inner City Blues.
Ukwethulwa kwecwecwe elithi Let's Get It On
Emisebenzini eyalandela, uGay Marvin wazama ukusuka esikhundleni esisebenzayo senhlalo, esaphawulwa yiqoqo lakhe lomuntu siqu. Ngokushesha i-discography yomculi yaphinde yagcwaliswa nge-disc ethi Masiyisuse. Lesi senzakalo senzeka ngo-1973. Irekhodi lasonta umphefumulo kaMarvin.
Abanye abagxeki bomculo bavumile ukuthi i-Let's Get It On inguguquko kwezocansi esigqini naseblues. Ingoma yesihloko yathatha phezulu eshadini lomculo futhi yagcina iphenduke ikhadi lokushaya ucingo lomculi.
Ngawo lowo nyaka, lo mculi wakhipha elinye iqoqo lama-duets, kulokhu noMotown diva Diana Ross. Ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, wandisa i-discography yakhe ngencwadi ethi Ngifuna Wena. Eminyakeni eyalandela, abalandeli babeneliswe ukulalela amathrekhi amadala aphinde akhishwa ka-Marvin.
Iminyaka yokugcina yokuphila kukaGay Marvin
Iminyaka yokugcina yokuphila kukaMarvin, maye, ayikwazi ukubizwa ngokuthi ijabule. Lo mculi ubebhekene necala lokudivosa. Bebephelezelwa nawukuthi uGay akazange ayikhokhe isondlo sezingane ngesikhathi.
Ukuze asuse ingqondo yakhe emacaleni, uMarvin wathuthela eHawaii. Nokho, nalapho akakwazi ukuphumula. Waqala ukulwa nezidakamizwa.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1980, uGay waqala umsebenzi kuphrojekthi ethi In Our Lifetime project. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ngokusho komculi, iphrojekthi ixutshwe kabusha futhi yathengiswa ilebula ngaphandle kwemvume yakhe.
UMarvin Gaye ushiye ilebula aqale ngayo umsebenzi wakhe. Ngokushesha wakhipha i-albhamu ezimele ethi Midnight Love. Ingoma yomculo ethi Ukuphulukiswa Kocansi, efakwe eqoqweni elisha, inqobe amashadi omculo emhlabeni jikelele.
Lo mculi ushone eneminyaka engu-44. Kwenzeka ngesikhathi kuxabana umndeni. Uyise, ngesikhathi exabana noMarvin, wakhipha isibhamu wadubula indodana yakhe kabili. UGay ushonele endaweni yesigameko.
