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Monday, September 20, 2021

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1987 No. 5

Marvin Gaye

"Prince of Motown" / "Prince of Soul"

Inducted by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson

(Wikipedia) 


Refer to Wikipedia for Marvin Gaye's career, musicianship, legacy, in pop culture, and discography.

- Noteworthy Mentions -

Point of intrigue - Marvin Gaye's influence in Motown was noted in such songs as "Ain't That Peculiar," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine."

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "What's Going On," and "Sexual Healing" in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll

No. 18 on 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (Rolling Stone)
No. 6 on 100 Greatest Singers of All Time (Rolling Stone)
No. 82 on 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (Rolling Stone)

What's Going On (1971) - No. 5 on 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Rolling Stone) ... Included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry (2003) ... Revised in 2020 as the No. 1 album in the Rolling Stone list

Let's Get It On (1973) and Here, My Dear (1978) on 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Rolling Stone)

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "What's Going On," "Let's Get It On," and "Sexual Healing" on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

No. 6 on 100 Greatest Singers (Q magazine)

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 

Inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame 
Inducted into the Michigan Rock and Hall Legends Hall of Fame (2005)
Inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame (2014)
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2016)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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