How was it?
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 18 April 2021 00:09 (three years ago) link
It ended up being great after starting very awkwardly because the host didn't know how to work zoom. It was recorded and I hope it will be transcribed or something, but i wouldn't count on it. A Dc person named Sandra Butler Truesdale told a story about walking into her high school and hearing her classmate Marvin Gaye singing. Ray Fauntroy talked about Marvin singing in various DC groups and also supporting civil rights activists. Louvain Demps talked about how Gaye had the studio dark while recording What's Goin On, and how it took a bit for everything to come together for that song, but when it did she knew it would be a success. Kim Weston talked about she came in as a substitute for Mary Wells as a duet partner for Marvin, and how she was replaced by Tammi Terrell. She also mentioned Gordy's lack of respect for them - he just wanted us to shut and sang. There was a discussion of Marvin Gaye's brother Frankie and another singer coming back from Vietnam with ptsd. They said Frankie saying "What Going On" to Marvin inspired the song, as well as Frankie questions about things. A grown folks go-go-r'n'b singer was on the panel and he talked more about Marvin's influence and his parents playing him. There were more stories that I am forgetting plus the women talking about how cute Marvin was.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 April 2021 16:44 (three years ago) link
My quick look at the panel participants for the upcoming pop con Gaye What's Going On panel is that it is critics and not people who were involved with the album
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 April 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
"you got what you need." Marvin Gaye cuts 'How Sweet It Is" with Holland-Dozier-Holland, 1964 (from Lamont Dozier's memoir) pic.twitter.com/R7ldPshmNN— Bowiesongs (@bowiesongs) October 24, 2021
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Sunday, 24 October 2021 21:18 (two years ago) link
Yeah, well. Fuck.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 25 October 2021 07:19 (two years ago) link
Just play me the song
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 October 2021 15:36 (two years ago) link
In other news , Marvin can be heard with 2 groups he was in during his DC high school days on the new Bear Family release Washington DC R & B 1940 to 1960. 16 cds plus 352 page coffee table size book. Clovers. Impalas, and other obscure DC acts included
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 October 2021 15:39 (two years ago) link
Man, “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” is some serious ping-pong stereo.
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 01:25 (five months ago) link
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68674814!!
― willem, Saturday, 30 March 2024 18:46 (one month ago) link
Damn, this will be awesome to listen to in 2063.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 30 March 2024 21:06 (one month ago) link
I think Distant Lover is my favorite Marvin song right now. I don’t have time to go through this thread but I don’t hear a lot of praise for the string sections in his classic run. At the end of Distant Lover the strings swell and Marvin is just absolutely begging on top of it. Almost makes me cry when it hits
― Comfortably numbnuts (Heez), Saturday, 30 March 2024 22:35 (one month ago) link