Divided Soul
The Life of Marvin Gaye
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 1991.
Format: Book
Description: xv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a friend. Ritz had been working on Gaye's story for several years before the singer's tragic death, and had conducted a series of extraordinary interviews in which Gaye discussed his deepest secrets. Drawing from these interviews, Gaye's life is recounted in his own words and the words of those who knew him best: his family, friends, and colleagues. What emerges is a full-scale portrait of a charming but tortured artist, a brilliant singer with a divided soul. Here is Marvin's story, from his early years as an abused child in the slums of Washington, D.C., through his rise to the top of the Motown industry, his fall from grace, and his comeback, to his death at the hands of his own father. But it is also the story of his music, and the music of Black America over the past four decades-from gospel to doo-wop to soul to funk. The result is an epic tale whose cast of characters includesDiana Ross, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder, among others.The definitive biography of an enormously gifted and sensitive man, Divided Soul takes us deep into the life and music of one of America's most soulful-and most troubled-singers.
Series: Da Capo paperback.
ISBN:
0306804433
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Gaye, Marvin | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Biography | In |
Reprint. Originally published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1985. With new introduction and an updated discography.
Includes index.
Includes discography (pages 341-348).
Includes index.
Includes discography (pages 341-348).