Trouble Man: The Life And Death of Marvin Gaye - Softcover

Turner, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140271023 ISBN 13: 9780140271027

Publisher: Penguin, 1999

Synopsis

Marvin Gaye was a musical revolutionary, overthrowing people's expectations of what black music could and should address. He rose to fame as 'the Love Man', a singer of sweet soul music, but became politically active in the late sixties, a conversion that resulted in the classic 'What's Going On' - an album that touched on war, ecology, racism, violence and deprivation and which captured the spirit of the times. Since his death, murdered by his father, his stature has increased rather than diminished. Based on new and exhaustive research, this is the definitive story of the turbulent life of a legendary American singer.

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1998, this is the story of the turbulent life of a legendary American singer. Marvin Gaye was a musical revolutionary, overthrowing people's expectations of what black music could and should address. He rose to fame as a singer of sweet soul music, became politically active in the 1960s and was murdered by his father.

About the Author:

Steve Turner is the author of a number of music biographies including ERIC CLAPTON, U2, VAN MORRISON, and CLIFF RICHARD. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140271023
• ISBN 13: 9780140271027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288