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Holding Court
... “tiptoes through that chorus like he’s walking around a hardwood floor, trying to avoid stepping on glass.” Then he brings in Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” (“a song where the question unravels until...
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On the Sly
... rather than sit-ins and marches. Where Sly’s pipes led, the Temptations, War, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and others soon would follow, riding a wave of socially conscious psychedelic soul. Like...
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Dawnie Walton discusses her novel about an iconic proto-punk singer
... very exciting time for Soul music, so Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder were such a big part of my childhood. My dad also listened to instrumental music, like jazz and fusion. I loved all of that stuff...
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Jeanette Winterson’s Modern-Day "Frankenstein"; Herman Wouk (1915–2019)
.../80089-book-deals-week-of-may-20-2019.html> that fame, creative genius, and the demands of the music industry extracted from some of the most distinguished male icons of soul, including Marvin Gaye...
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Artful Volumes
... inconspicuousness surely made the colossal musicians he was aiming his camera at--Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder--feel at ease, resulting in vivacious, intimate pictures. Those genius...
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Words to Live By
... Family Resemblance,” “Save Me from the Pious and the Vengeful.” Some pieces feature inspired renditions of figures from pop culture and history, with characters including Clarence Thomas, Marvin Gaye...
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Nov 16, 2010 @ 2:00:00 pm
... LOC than the HOV’. But an A-list celebrity like Jay can easily bridge such divides, and his charisma enthralled the audience after the packed house had been warmed up with soul songs (Marvin Gaye...
