Jul 9th, 2008 · She cut her teeth as a trombonist in the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Dizzy Gillespie. She scored classic records for everyone from Marvin Gaye to Randy Weston. And against the odds, she made it as a woman in jazz.
May 5th, 2008 · A new bistro in Washington honors the memory of Motown legend Marvin Gaye. Gaye spent some of the happiest days in the Belgian beach resort town of Ostend ... detoxing.
Oct 16th, 2007 · Soul singer Angie Stone releases her new album, "The Art of Love & War." Stone says she recorded the album in same studio where Marvin Gaye recorded many of his later albums.
Mar 2nd, 2007 · Ruthie Foster opens "Up Above My Head" with a minor-key electric-piano riff, conjuring up Marvin Gaye and the '70s pop-gospel hits of The Staple Singers. Then comes the 43-year-old Texan's warm, down-to-earth voice, with its undercurrent of wistfulness shining through.
Apr 1st, 2005 · On April 1, 1984, pop, soul and R&B singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father at their home in Los Angeles. News and Notes remembers Gaye and his music on the eve of his birthday.
Jul 3rd, 2004 · On his debut CD Rewind, singer Ricky Fanté recalls a bygone era when the airwaves were filled with the soulful sounds of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. Fanté talks about these and other influences.