WHY NOW? BECAUSE MARVIN GAYE SHOULD NOT BE ONLY EMEMBERED FOR BEING ONE OF THE SWEETEST VOICE VER. WITH "WHAT'S GOING ON", HE TOOK THE SOUL MUSIC TO THE NEXT LEVEL. For the first time, political content was incorporated in soul songs, that paved the way for generations.
It was a big step back then, the obsatcles he had to face gave him the courage to try that, although, many people was saying that it was a mistake.
LEGEND 1
" What makes a singer special is not his voice nor his songs... But the level of truth and how much of him... He puts in both."
LEGEND 2
“I met an angel one day and he told me one of GOD’s best secrets. When HE wants to send a message to the world….sometimes, he just hide it in a song!”
MAY 21st 1971
The MOTOWN label finally released WHAT’S GOING ON, by Marvin Gaye. This album is now regarded as one of the greatest albums of the 20th century................. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY RIGHT HERE.
