"Where Are We Going" is a song by Remy Shand, released on 17 May 2013 on Remy Records. It is the first single released by the musician since 2002's single "Rocksteady".
90-426: "Where Are We Going?" was composed by Edward Larry Gordon and Larry Mizell. According to an article by The Globe and Mail dated June 3, 2013. Shand had covered Marvin Gaye's "Where Are We Going". The song was actually recorded in the past by Donald Byrd . Shand played all the instruments on the song and did all of the vocal backing. Shand did the mixing as well at Hollywood Dan's Sound Lair. Donald Byrd recorded
180-644: A Time " and ' What's the Matter With You Baby ", each reached the top 20. Gaye's next solo success, " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) ", which Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote for him, reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 and reached the top 50 in the UK. Gaye started getting television exposure around this time, on shows such as American Bandstand . Also in 1964, he appeared in the concert film The T.A.M.I. Show . Gaye had two number-one R&B singles in 1965 with
270-472: A black recording artist at the time. Gaye first responded to the new contract with the soundtrack and subsequent score , Trouble Man , released in late 1972. Before the release of Trouble Man, Marvin released a single called " You're the Man ". The album of the same name was a follow-up to What's Going On, but Motown refused to promote the single, according to Gaye. According to some biographies, Gordy, who
360-678: A companion piece to Tiber Island by the same architects. In 1968, the Titanic Memorial was moved to the Washington Channel , near Fort McNair in Southwest Waterfront. The Washington Metro built the Waterfront Metro station on its Green Line and opened it in 1991. The District of Columbia Public Library operates a branch library in the neighborhood. The Southwest Neighborhood Library
450-575: A decade, starting off in Belgium. In early 1977, Gaye released the live album, Live at the London Palladium , which sold over two million copies thanks to the success of its studio song, " Got to Give It Up ", which charted at No. 1. In September 1977, Gaye opened Radio City Music Hall's New York Pop Arts Festival. In December 1978, Gaye released Here, My Dear , inspired by the fallout from his first marriage to Anna Gordy . Recorded with
540-444: A discount on sixty thousand real estate lots in exchange for a promise to build ten new houses on them per year. Greenleaf, however, had not secured the financial backing he had claimed and was unable to finance the promised construction. (He declared bankruptcy in 1797. ) As a result, except for a few scattered buildings such as Thomas Law's (a land speculator who was able to put down pounds sterling) and workers' shanties, settlement of
630-695: A drummer for artists such as The Miracles , The Marvelettes and blues artist Jimmy Reed for $ 5 (US$ 51 in 2023 dollars ) a week. While Gaye took some advice on performing with his eyes open (having been accused of appearing as though he were sleeping) and also got pointers on how to move more gracefully onstage, he refused to attend grooming school courses at the John Robert Powers School for Social Grace in Detroit because of his unwillingness to comply with its orders, something he later regretted. In 1962, Gaye found success as co-writer of
720-661: A few buildings were left intact, notably the Maine Avenue Fish Market , the Wheat Row townhouses, the Thomas Law House , and the St. Dominic's and Friendship churches. The Southeast/Southwest Freeway section of Interstate 395 was constructed where F Street, SW, separated the quadrant's business district from the residential Waterfront neighborhood. The heart of the urban renewal of the Southwest Waterfront
810-677: A fight between his parents in the family house in the West Adams neighborhood of Western Heights in Los Angeles. He became involved in a physical altercation with his father, Marvin Gay Sr. , who shot Gaye twice, once in the chest, piercing his heart, and then into his shoulder. The shooting took place in Gaye's bedroom at 12:38 p.m. Gaye was pronounced dead at 1:01 p.m. after his body arrived at California Hospital Medical Center ,
900-485: A glass and aluminum high-rise building that architect Charles Goodman designed. Constructed in 1965 in a pinwheel shape with a large courtyard and with town houses in its quadrants, Tiber Island , which architects Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon designed, received the American Institute of Architects award for Multi-Family Residential design in 1966. Carrollsburg was completed in 1967 and developed as
990-460: A green roof, and received LEED Platinum certification for environmental design. Starting around 2003, the Southwest Waterfront began gentrifying. A number of the neighborhood's apartment buildings began extensive renovations and condominium conversions. Residential and commercial developers started to take a more serious interest in Southwest. In 2004, the city announced that it would build
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#17327918258481080-447: A king, a very peculiar, changeable, cruel, and all powerful king". He felt that had his mother not consoled him and encouraged his singing, he would have committed suicide. His sister later explained that Gaye was beaten often, from age seven well into his teenage years. Gaye attended Syphax Elementary School and then Randall Junior High School . Gaye began to take singing much more seriously in junior high, and he joined and became
1170-541: A local prostitute while in the Air Force. He feigned mental illness and was given a "General Discharge", with an outgoing performance review from his sergeant remarking "Airman Gay cannot adjust to regimentation nor authority". After Gaye left the Air Force, he formed a vocal quartet, The Marquees , with his good friend Reese Palmer. The group performed in the D.C. area and soon began working with Bo Diddley , who tried to persuade his own label, Chess , to sign them to
1260-417: A nursing home in 1998. Starting off his musicianship as a drummer doing session work during his tenure with Harvey Fuqua, and his early Motown years, Gaye's musicianship evolved to include piano, keyboards, synthesizers, and organ. Gaye also used percussion instruments, such as bells , finger cymbals , box drums , glockenspiels , vibraphones , bongos , congas , and cabasas . This became evident when he
1350-675: A performance at a UNESCO benefit concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall to support UNESCO's African literacy drive, resulting in him being commended at the United Nations by then-Ambassador to Ghana Shirley Temple Black and Kurt Waldheim . Gaye's next studio album, I Want You , followed in March 1976 with the title track "I Want You" reaching No. 1 on the R&;B charts. The album would go on to sell over one million copies. That spring, Gaye embarked on his first European tour in
1440-678: A position on a professional football team, the Detroit Lions , where he later befriended Mel Farr and Lem Barney . Barney and Farr had gotten gold records for providing backup vocals for the title track of Gaye's What's Going On album. The Lions played along for the publicity, but ultimately declined an invitation for Gaye to try out, owing to legal liabilities and fears of possible injuries that could have affected his music career. On June 1, 1970, Gaye returned to Hitsville U.S.A. , where he recorded his new composition " What's Going On ", inspired by an idea from Renaldo "Obie" Benson of
1530-550: A record deal. Failing that, he sent them to Columbia subsidiary OKeh Records . Diddley co-wrote the group's sole single, "Wyatt Earp"; it failed to chart and the group was soon dropped from the label. Gaye began composing music. Moonglows co-founder Harvey Fuqua later hired The Marquees as employees. Under Fuqua's direction, the group changed its name to Harvey and the New Moonglows, and moved to Chicago. The group recorded several sides for Chess in 1959, including
1620-662: A singing star with the Randall Junior High Glee Club. In 1953 or 1954, the Gays moved into the East Capitol Dwellings public housing project in D.C.'s Capitol View neighborhood . Their townhouse apartment (Unit 12, 60th Street NE; now demolished) was Marvin's home until 1962. Gaye briefly attended Spingarn High School before transferring to Cardozo High School . At Cardozo, Gaye joined several doo-wop vocal groups, including
1710-894: A six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation. Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame , the Songwriters Hall of Fame , and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to church minister Marvin Gay Sr. and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). His first home
1800-457: A solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". Gaye's Motown hits include " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) " (1964), " Ain't That Peculiar " (1965), and " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " (1968). He also recorded duets with Mary Wells , Kim Weston , Tammi Terrell , and Diana Ross . During the 1970s, Gaye became one of
1890-1123: A then-record six sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, ended on August 14, 1983, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California , but was plagued by cocaine-triggered paranoia and illness. Following the concert's end, he moved into his parents' house in Los Angeles. In early 1984, Midnight Love was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Male R&;B Vocal Performance category, his 12th and final nomination. In June 1963, Gaye married Anna Gordy , sister to Berry Gordy . The couple separated in 1973, and Gordy filed for divorce in November 1975. The couple officially divorced in 1977. Gaye later married Janis Hunter in October 1977. The couple separated in 1979 and officially divorced in November 1982. Gaye
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#17327918258481980-606: A version which appears on the Radio Sessions Collection, Volume 1 album. Engelwood sampled Marvin Gaye's version of "Where Are We Going" for his "Puerto Rico" track which was released in 2016. Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. ( né Gay ; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as
2070-596: Is a neighborhood in Southwest Washington, D.C. The Southwest quadrant is the smallest of Washington's four quadrants , and the Southwest Waterfront is one of only two residential neighborhoods in the quadrant; the other is Bellevue , which, being east of the Anacostia River , is frequently, if mistakenly, regarded as being in Southeast . Southwest Waterfront is bounded by Interstate 395 to
2160-473: The 1983 NBA All-Star Game , where he sang " The Star-Spangled Banner ", Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever in 1983, and on Soul Train . On April 1, 1984, the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr. , at their house in Western Heights , Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter , and received
2250-805: The American Civil War . It was also the access point to the Capital for steamboat lines. The following lines operated from there in 1903: the Washington & Potomac Steamboat Company , the Maryland, Delaware & Virginia B.Y. Company and the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company . In the 1950s, city planners working with the Congress decided that the entire Southwest quadrant should undergo significant urban renewal — in this case,
2340-586: The Apollo Theater took place in June 1963. Later that October, Tamla issued the live album, Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage . " Can I Get a Witness " became one of Gaye's early international successes. In 1964, Gaye recorded a successful duet album with singer Mary Wells titled Together , which reached No. 42 on the pop album chart. The album's two-sided single, including " Once Upon
2430-659: The Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals . In late 1968, Gaye's recording of " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " became his first to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top of the charts in other countries, selling over four million copies. However, Gaye felt the success was something he "didn't deserve" and that he "felt like a puppet – Berry's puppet, Anna 's puppet". Gaye followed it up with " Too Busy Thinking About My Baby " and " That's
2520-520: The Four Tops after he witnessed an act of police brutality at an anti-war rally in Berkeley. Upon hearing the song, Berry Gordy refused its release due to his feelings of the song being "too political" for radio and feared Gaye would lose his crossover audience. Gaye responded by deciding against releasing any other new material before the label released it. Released in 1971, it reached No. 1 on
2610-589: The Miracles – composed " I'll Be Doggone " and " Ain't That Peculiar ". Both songs became million-sellers. After this, Gaye returned to jazz-derived ballads for a tribute album to the recently-deceased Nat "King" Cole . After recording " It Takes Two " with Kim Weston , Gaye began working with Tammi Terrell on a series of duets, mostly composed by Ashford & Simpson , including " Ain't No Mountain High Enough ", " Your Precious Love ", " Ain't Nothing Like
2700-599: The R&;B -soul category. People magazine called it "America's hottest musical turn-on since Olivia Newton-John demanded we get ' Physical ' ". Midnight Love was released to stores less than a month after the single's release, and was equally successful, peaking at the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and becoming Gaye's eighth No. 1 album on the Top Black Albums chart, eventually selling three million alone in
2790-490: The Soviet Premier that the nation's capital was working to assist its more impoverished citizens. Due to its history of urban redevelopment, most of the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood is composed of large cooperatives or condominiums, often containing both townhouses and apartment buildings. Most of the building projects are examples of Modern Architecture . Constructed in 1962, River Park contains townhouses and
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2880-441: The baritone and tenor ranges. He changed his tone to a rasp for his gospel-inspired early hits such as "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" and "Hitch Hike". As writer Eddie Holland explained, "He was the only singer I have ever heard known to take a song of that nature, that was so far removed from his natural voice where he liked singing, and do whatever it took to sell that song." Southwest Waterfront The Southwest Waterfront
2970-686: The 1962 sessions were included on Gaye's second album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow , released on Tamla in January 1963. Starting in October 1962, Gaye performed as part of the Motortown Revue , a series of concert tours headlined at the north and southeastern coasts of the United States as part of the Chitlin' Circuit , a series of rock shows performed at venues that welcomed predominantly black musicians. A filmed performance of Gaye at
3060-510: The Canal covered, the Southwest Waterfront became more organized. However, it remained a neighborhood for the poorer classes of Washingtonians. The neighborhood was divided in half by Fourth Street SW—then known as 4 1 ⁄ 2 Street— with Scottish, Irish, German, and eastern European immigrants to the west and Blacks to the east. Each half was centered on religious establishments: St. Dominic's Catholic Church and Temple Beth Israel on
3150-540: The Capris' song, Gaye said, "It fell from the heavens and hit me between the eyes. So much soul, so much hurt. I related to the story, to the way that no one except the Lord really can read the heart of lonely kids in love." Gaye's main musical influences were Rudy West of The Five Keys , Clyde McPhatter , Ray Charles and Little Willie John . Gaye considered Frank Sinatra a major influence in what he wanted to be. He also
3240-556: The Dippers and the D.C. Tones. During his teenage years, his father would kick him out of the house often. In 1956, 17-year-old Gaye dropped out of high school and enlisted in the United States Air Force as an airman basic . His early disenchantment with the service was similar to most of his peers who were made to perform menial labor, not working on jet airplanes as hoped. Gaye later said he lost his virginity to
3330-517: The Marvelettes track " Beechwood 4-5789 ", on which he also played drums. His first solo success, " Stubborn Kind of Fellow ", was later released that September, reaching No. 8 on the R&B chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gaye first reached the pop top 40 with the dance song, " Hitch Hike ", peaking at No. 30 on the Hot 100. " Pride and Joy " became Gaye's first top ten single after its release in 1963. The three singles and songs from
3420-511: The R&B charts within a month, staying there for five weeks. It also reached the top spot on Cashbox 's pop chart for a week and reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and the Record World chart, selling over two million copies. After giving an ultimatum to record a full album to win creative control from Motown, Gaye spent ten days recording the What's Going On album that March. Motown issued
3510-546: The Real Thing " and " You're All I Need to Get By ". In October 1967, Terrell collapsed in Gaye's arms during a performance in Farmville, Virginia . Terrell was subsequently rushed to Farmville's Southside Community Hospital, where doctors discovered she had a malignant tumor in her brain . The diagnosis ended Terrell's career as a live performer , though she continued to record music under careful supervision. Despite
3600-454: The Southwest Waterfront was extremely slow. Despite his crippling of the region's growth, Greenleaf's name was eventually given to the section of land along the bank of the river on which the Arsenal stood. Law himself was the other prominent figure in defining the early character of the Southwest Waterfront. He built its first industrial outpost, a sugar refinery, in 1797. He also initiated
3690-473: The Southwest from the rest of the city. As a result of Law's canal, the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood was known as The Island . It was further cut off from the city when railroad tracks were built along Maryland Avenue SW. It was known primarily for its brothels, its crime, and its filthy, decrepit alley slums, and was regarded as among the worst neighborhoods in Washington. After the Civil War , with
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3780-531: The U.S. I don't make records for pleasure. I did when I was a younger artist, but I don't today. I record so that I can feed people what they need, what they feel. Hopefully, I record so that I can help someone overcome a bad time. On February 13, 1983, Gaye sang " The Star-Spangled Banner " at the NBA All-Star Game at The Forum in Inglewood, California —accompanied by Gordon Banks , who played
3870-476: The Way Love Is ", which reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. That year, his album M.P.G. became his first No. 1 album on the R&B album charts. During this period, Gaye produced and co-wrote " Baby I'm For Real " and " The Bells " for The Originals . Tammi Terrell died from brain cancer on March 16, 1970; Gaye attended her funeral and after a period of depression, Gaye sought out
3960-470: The advice of music promoter Freddy Cousaert , Gaye relocated to Cousaert's apartment in Ostend , Belgium. While there, Gaye shied away from heavy drug use and began exercising and attending a local Ostend church, regaining personal confidence. In this period, Gaye lived in the home of Belgian musician Charles Dumolin [ nl ] . In March 2024, it was revealed that when he moved on, Gaye had given
4050-524: The album and released it on January 15, 1981. When Gaye learned of its release, he accused Motown of editing and remixing the album without his consent, allowing the release of an unfinished production ( "Far Cry" ), altering the cover art and removing the album title's question mark, muting its irony. He also accused the label of rush-releasing the album, comparing his unfinished album to an unfinished Pablo Picasso painting. Gaye then vowed not to record any more music for Motown. On February 14, 1981, under
4140-557: The album that May after Gaye remixed the album in Hollywood. The album became Gaye's first million-selling album launching two more top ten singles, " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) " and " Inner City Blues ". One of Motown's first autonomous works, its theme and segue flow brought the concept album format to rhythm and blues and soul music. An AllMusic writer later cited it as "the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music , delivered by one of its finest voices". For
4230-677: The album, " Sexual Healing ", which was written and recorded in Ostend in Freddy Cousaert's apartment, was released in October 1982, and became Gaye's biggest career success, spending a record 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart, becoming the biggest R&B hit of the 1980s according to Billboard stats. In January 1983, it successfully crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 , where it peaked at No. 3, while
4320-476: The album, Gaye received two Grammy Award nominations at the 1972 ceremony and several NAACP Image Awards . The album also topped Rolling Stone ' s year-end list as its album of the year. Billboard magazine named Gaye "Trendsetter of the Year" following the album's success. In 1971, Gaye signed a new deal with Motown worth $ 1 million (US$ 7,523,418 in 2023 dollars ), making it the most lucrative deal by
4410-490: The area. The residential aspect of the project began with a large apartment complex and park called Potomac Place, located on 4th Street between G and I Streets. When Nikita Khrushchev visited Washington in 1959, he pointed out to President Dwight D. Eisenhower the substandard dwellings that stood on the way from Bolling Air Force Base (where Khrushchev had arrived in the city) to the downtown area; Eisenhower, in response, ordered their driver to pass by Potomac Place to show
4500-550: The band's name from Raw Soul to Maze. Marvin's final duet project, Diana & Marvin , with Diana Ross , garnered international success despite contrasting artistic styles. Much of the material was crafted especially for the duo by Ashford and Simpson. Responding to demand from fans and Motown, Gaye started his first concert tour in four years at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum on January 4, 1974. The performance received critical acclaim and resulted in
4590-691: The city would acquire nearly all land south of the National Mall (except Bolling Air Force Base and Fort McNair), either through voluntary purchases or through the use of eminent domain , evict virtually all of its residents and businesses, destroy many of its streets and all of its buildings and landscapes, and start again from scratch. There was some opposition to the plan, notably from the Southwest Civic Association, because of its emphasis on building luxury housing rather than supplying low and moderate-income dwellings to replace
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#17327918258484680-503: The construction in 1802 of the Washington City Canal , which connected Tiber Creek , at the western foot of the National Mall , with the Anacostia River —then called the "Eastern Branch"—just east of the Arsenal. The canal opened in 1815 but was too shallow and subject to unstable tides to be useful as the industrial pipeline Law had hoped for; instead, it quickly filled with trash and stagnant water, isolating
4770-411: The day before his 45th birthday. After Gaye's funeral, his body was cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park–Hollywood Hills , and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean . Gay Sr. was initially charged with first-degree murder, but the charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter following a diagnosis of a brain tumor. He was given a suspended six-year sentence and probation. He died at
4860-416: The family a large collection of unreleased recordings made during his stay in the country. Following several months of recovery, Gaye sought a comeback onstage, starting the short-lived Heavy Love Affair tour in England and Ostend in June–July 1981. Gaye's personal attorney Curtis Shaw would later describe Gaye's Ostend period as "the best thing that ever happened to Marvin". When word got around that Gaye
4950-431: The final Motown artists to move there despite early protests urging him to stay in Detroit. In August 1973, Gaye released the Let's Get It On album. Its title track became Gaye's second No. 1 single on the Hot 100. The album was later hailed as "a record unparalleled in its sheer sensuality and carnal energy". Other singles from the album included " Come Get to This ", which recalled Gaye's early Motown soul sound of
5040-420: The first Motown artists to break away from the reins of a production company and recorded the landmark albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973). His later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul . " Sexual Healing ", released in 1982 on the album Midnight Love , won him his first two Grammy Awards . Gaye's last televised appearances were at
5130-468: The holiday season in December 1960. Impressed, Gordy sought Fuqua on his contract with Gaye. Fuqua agreed to sell part of his interest in his contract with Gaye. Shortly afterwards, Gaye signed with Motown subsidiary Tamla. When Gaye signed with Tamla, he pursued a career as a performer of jazz music and standards , having no desire to become an R&B performer. Before the release of his first single, Gaye started spelling his surname with added "e", in
5220-472: The homes slated for demolition. John Ihlder , the director of the Alley Dwelling Authority, also spoke out about the plan's failure to provide enough affordable and public housing. However, the redevelopment plans, which had been crafted by architects Louis Justement and Chloethiel Woodward Smith and included modernist buildings, ample green spaces, and plenty of parking, were popular among many city residents and officials, and their appeal eventually won out. Only
5310-476: The influence of Ruffin and Stubbs, stating: "I had heard something in their voices something my own voice lacked." He further explained, "the Tempts and Tops ' music made me remember that when a lot of women listen to music, they want to feel the power of a real man." Gaye had a four-octave vocal range . From his earlier recordings as member of the Marquees and Harvey and the New Moonglows, and in his first several recordings with Motown, Gaye recorded mainly in
5400-437: The intention of remitting a portion of its royalties to her as alimony payments, it performed poorly on the charts. During that period, Gaye's cocaine addiction intensified while he was dealing with several financial issues with the IRS . These issues led him to move to Maui , where he struggled to record a disco -influenced album titled Love Man , with a probable release date for February 1980, though he would later shelve
5490-439: The late House Representative John Conyers and former Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey . Hubert Humphrey lived there while serving as U.S. Vice President, and Thurgood Marshall , Lewis Powell , and David Souter all had homes in Southwest during their tenures on the United States Supreme Court . Singer Marvin Gaye spent his youth (until about age 15) living at the Fairfax Apartments (now demolished) at 1617 1st Street SW in
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#17327918258485580-404: The neighborhood was a very poor shantytown of tenements, shacks, and even tents. The latter were frequent subjects of photographs published with captions like, "The Washington that tourists never see." It was also a major traffic hub from Virginia. The Long Bridge connected horse, stagecoach, and foot traffic from Alexandria, VA to Maryland Avenue SW before becoming a railway bridge during
5670-403: The new Washington Nationals baseball stadium just across South Capitol Street from Southwest. The Southwest Waterfront has been targeted as a site for the next wave of DC redevelopment. Large development projects include a mixed retail-commercial-residential development at Fourth & M Streets SW (Waterfront Station); the expansion and redesign of Arena Stage; and the redesign and overhaul of
5760-426: The north, Washington Channel to the west, the Anacostia River to the south, and South Capitol Street to the east. Politically, Southwest Waterfront lies in Ward 6. Southwest Waterfront is part of Pierre L'Enfant 's original city plans. It includes some of the oldest buildings in the city, including the Wheat Row block of townhouses, built in 1793, the Thomas Law House , built in 1796, and Fort McNair , which
5850-404: The possible end time from a chapter in the Book of Revelation . Titling the album In Our Lifetime? , Gaye worked on the album for much of 1980 in London studios such as AIR and Odyssey Studios . In the fall of that year, a master tape of a rough draft of the album was stolen from one of Gaye's traveling musicians, Frank Blair, and taken to Motown's Hollywood headquarters. Motown remixed
5940-471: The presence of successful singles such as "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By", Terrell's illness caused problems with recording, and led to multiple operations to remove the tumor. Gaye was reportedly devastated by Terrell's sickness and became disillusioned with the record business. On October 6, 1968, Gaye sang the national anthem during Game 4 of the 1968 World Series , held at Tiger Stadium , in Detroit, Michigan , between
6030-448: The previous decade, while the suggestive " You Sure Love to Ball " reached modest success on the R&B charts, while also managing to make the pop top 50, its success halted by radio refusing to play the sexually explicit song. In the 1970s, Gaye's sister-in-law turned her attention to Frankie Beverly , the founder of Maze . Marvin took them on his tours, featured them as the opening acts of his concerts, and persuaded Beverly to change
6120-453: The project to be an interim improvement that could be in place for ten years while the area awaited further redevelopment. Hoffman-Madison Waterfront and the District of Columbia government agreed to invest $ 4 million in the project in an effort to improve neighborhood connectivity in the area. Construction began on the project in September 2017 and was completed during the spring of 2018. Current and former residents of Southwest D.C. include
6210-409: The project. That year, Gaye went on a European tour, his first in four years. By the time the tour stopped, he had relocated to London when he feared imprisonment for failure to pay back taxes , which had now reached upwards of $ 4.5 million (US$ 16,640,549 in 2023 dollars ). Gaye then reworked Love Man from its original disco concept to another socially-conscious album invoking religion and
6300-528: The record reached international success, reaching the top spot in New Zealand and Canada and reaching the top 10 on the United Kingdom's OCC singles chart , Australia and Belgium, later selling more than two million copies in the U.S. alone, becoming Gaye's most successful single to date. The video for the song was shot at Ostend's Casino-Kursaal. "Sexual Healing" won Gaye his first two Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , in February 1983, and also won Gaye an American Music Award in
6390-432: The redevelopment project opened with a four-day series of public events during October 2017. In April 2017, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved plans for a staircase and bicycle paths through Benjamin Banneker Park to connect the Mall and L'Enfant Plaza to the Southwest Waterfront. In addition, the project would add lighting and trees to the area. The NCPC and the National Park Service intended
6480-525: The release of the live album, Marvin Gaye Live! and its single, a live version of " Distant Lover ", an album track from Let's Get It On . The tour helped to enhance Gaye's reputation as a live performer. For a time, he was earning $ 100,000 a night (US$ 617,814 in 2023 dollars ) for performances. Gaye toured throughout 1974 and 1975. A renewed contract with Motown allowed Gaye to build his own custom-made recording studio . In October 1975, Gaye gave
6570-485: The same way as did Sam Cooke . Author David Ritz wrote that Gaye did this to silence rumors of his sexuality , and to put more distance between himself and his father. Gaye released his first single, " Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide ", in May 1961, with the album The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye , following a month later. Gaye's initial recordings failed commercially and he spent most of 1961 performing session work as
6660-457: The song "Mama Loocie", which was Gaye's first lead vocal recording. The group found work as session singers for established acts such as Chuck Berry , singing on the songs " Back in the U.S.A. " and " Almost Grown ". In 1960, the group disbanded. Gaye moved to Detroit with Fuqua, where he signed with Tri-Phi Records as a session musician, playing drums on several Tri-Phi releases. Gaye performed at Motown president Berry Gordy 's house during
6750-498: The song and it appeared on his Black Byrd album that was released on Blue Note BN-LA047-F in 1973. Funk, Inc. recorded a version of the song which was included on their 1974 Priced to Sell album. Marvin Gaye recorded his version of the song which appears on the Let's Get It On (Deluxe Edition) on Motown in 2001. Aqua Stone Throne recorded a version which appeared on their 2017 Original Soul album. Josh Rouse recorded
6840-671: The studio tape from the stands. The following month, Gaye performed at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special. This and a May appearance on Soul Train (his third appearance on the show) became Gaye's final television performances. Gaye embarked on his final concert tour, titled the Sexual Healing Tour , on April 18, 1983, at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay in San Diego. The tour, which had 51 dates in total and included
6930-679: The waterfront itself, to include residences, office space, hotels, and retail establishments. On March 19, 2014, developers PN Hoffman and Madison Marquette broke ground on a massive redevelopment of D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront into a mixed-use complex named "The Wharf" . Stretching across 24 acres of land and more than 50 acres of water from the Municipal Fish Market to Fort McNair, The Wharf, when complete, will feature more than 3 million square feet of residential, office, hotel, retail, cultural, and public uses including waterfront parks, promenades, piers and docks. The first phase of
7020-454: The west and Friendship Baptist Church on the east. Each half of the neighborhood was the childhood residence of a future American musical star; Al Jolson lived on 4 1 ⁄ 2 Street and Marvin Gaye was born in a tenement on First Street.) The Waterfront developed a thriving commercial district with grocery stores, shops, a movie theater, as well as a few large and elaborate houses—mostly owned by wealthy blacks— but most of
7110-632: Was Waterside Mall, a small shopping center/office complex mostly occupied by a Safeway grocery store and satellite offices for the United States Environmental Protection Agency . The Arena Stage was built a block west of the Mall, and a number of hotels and restaurants were built on the riverfront to attract tourists. The now closed Southeastern University , a very small college that had been chartered in 1937, also established itself as an important institution in
7200-427: Was considered a moderate, feared Gaye's left-leaning political views would alienate Motown's moderately liberal audiences. As a result, Gaye shelved the project and substituted it for Trouble Man . In 2019, Universal Music Group released the album on what would've been Gaye's 80th birthday. In between the releases of What's Going On and Trouble Man , Gaye and his family relocated to Los Angeles, making Marvin one of
7290-462: Was established in 1791 as "the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf Point." Before the federal government's survey and appropriation of the District of Columbia, most of what is now Southwest Waterfront was part of a large slave plantation owned by Notley Young. After the city was established, much of the former Young plantation was purchased by a Bostonian venture capitalist named James Greenleaf, who received
7380-521: Was first opened in 1940 as part of the then-new Thomas Jefferson Memorial Junior High School and then reopened in its current location in 1965. In 2019, it was fully demolished and reopened with a completely new structure May 15, 2021 (at a cost of approximately $ 18 million). The new Southwest Library offers a large meeting room, multiple smaller conference and study rooms, an outdoor reading porch, and an Innovation Lab with 3D printers . It features an environmentally sustainable design with solar panels and
7470-649: Was four years old; his father often accompanied him on piano. Gaye and his family were part of a conservative church known as the House of God that took its teachings from Pentecostalism , with a strict code of conduct. Gaye developed a love of singing at an early age and was encouraged to pursue a professional music career after a performance at a school play at 11 singing Mario Lanza 's " Be My Love ". His home life consisted of " brutal whippings " by his father, who struck him for any shortcoming. The young Gaye described living in his father's house as similar to "living with
7560-466: Was given creative control in his later years with Motown, to produce his own albums. In addition to his talent as a drummer, Gaye also embraced the TR-808 , a drum machine that became prominent in the early '80s, making use of its sounds for production of his Midnight Love album. The piano was his primary instrument when performing on stage, with occasional drumming. As a child, Gaye's main influence
7650-403: Was his minister father, something he later acknowledged to biographer David Ritz , and also in interviews, often mentioning that his father's sermons greatly impressed him. His first major musical influences were doo-wop groups such as The Moonglows and The Capris . Gaye's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame page lists the Capris' song, " God Only Knows " as "critical to his musical awakening". Of
7740-546: Was in a public housing project, the Fairfax Apartments (now demolished) at 1617 1st Street SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. Although one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, with many elegant Federal-style homes, most buildings were small, in extensive disrepair, and lacked both electricity and running water. The alleys were full of one- and two-story shacks, and nearly every dwelling
7830-441: Was influenced by the vocal styles of Billy Eckstine and Nat King Cole . As his Motown career developed, Gaye took inspiration from fellow label mates such as David Ruffin of The Temptations and Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops , whose grittier voices led to Gaye and his producer seeking a similar sound in recordings such as " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " and " That's the Way Love Is ". Later in his life, Gaye reflected on
7920-475: Was overcrowded. Gaye and his friends nicknamed the area "Simple City", owing to it being "half-city, half country". Gaye was the second oldest of the couple's four children. He had two sisters, Jeanne and Zeola, and one brother, Frankie Gaye . He also had two half-brothers: Michael Cooper, his mother's son from a previous relationship, and Antwaun Carey Gay, born as a result of one of his father's extramarital affairs. Gaye started singing in church when he
8010-655: Was planning a musical comeback and an exit from Motown, CBS Urban president Larkin Arnold eventually was able to convince Gaye to sign with CBS Records . On March 23, 1982, Motown and CBS negotiated Gaye's release from Motown. The details of the contract were not revealed due to a possible negative effect on Gaye's settlement to creditors from the IRS and to stop a possible bidding war by competing labels. Assigned to CBS's Columbia subsidiary, Gaye worked on his first post-Motown album titled Midnight Love . The first single from
8100-501: Was the father of three children: Marvin III, Nona , and Frankie. Marvin III was the biological son of Anna's niece, Denise Gordy , who was 16 at the time of the birth. Nona and Frankie were born to Gaye's second wife, Janis. At the time of his death, Gaye was survived by his three children, mother, father, and five siblings. Gaye was a cousin of Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa . In the early afternoon of April 1, 1984, Gaye intervened in
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