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AMERICAN MASTERS

Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On: He is one the most enduring 20th-century American musical artists, yet his story is rarely told beyond the tragic circumstances of his death. Monday, January 18th at 9:00 p.m. on PBS-HD. by Colleen Greer

Enormously talented and equally complicated, Gaye created an intimate style — full of honesty, integrity, vulnerability — and, essentially, gave the world his autobiography in lyrics and melody.

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“The Wonderful One,” “The Trouble Man,” “The Prince of Soul” — he was the Motown star who challenged and changed the face of black music, embodying its evolution from roots in gospel, jazz and rhythm and blues to sophisticated pop and sexually, politically charged soul. Extensive performance footage and insight from Mary Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Mos Def, among many others, capture the tone and texture of a career that still leaves an indelible mark on the musical landscape.

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Marvin Gaye at home

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