Marvin Gaye: Heart and Soul
Mick Brown, Guardian, The, April 1984
MARVIN GAYE, who was so shockingly killed in Los Angeles on Sunday, one day before his 45th birthday, was not only a consummate soul music stylist but an enigmatic man with a troubled personal life who brought an uncommon depth and intelligence to his work.
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