Marvin Gaye
"What's Going On"
Back in the '60's there was Motown and in Motown, there were famous R&B and Soul singers, such as The Temptations and Diana Ross. Today, I'm going to tell you about Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gaye was a small three year old boy in Washington DC when was singing and playing the organ in his church. Then he started singing groups with his friends, such as: The Rainbows and The Marquees in 1937. Marvin is mostly famous for his very spiritual lyrics. He's also famous for his hit songs: "What's going on", "How Sweet Is It (To Be Loved By You)", and "Sexual Healing".
Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.) was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington DC, and lived to April 1, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He writes R&B and Soul songs. His best song, "What's Going On" was about the Vietnam War, drug abuse, poverty, and the loss of one of his best friend's: Tammi Terrell.
Marvin Gaye was talking about drug abuse in "What's Going On", doesn't mean that he didn't mess with drugs. Marvin Gaye messed with drugs which leaded him to him and his parents arguing about bills and his own father shot him twice(once on shoulder; once on chest) for self defense.
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- Khalil J.
- I am a high school student, currently attending High Tech High International. I am an aspiring music journalist.
6 comments:
Yours is good but I dont think it has enough facts about Marvin Gaye one of my favorite singers . You should add alot more to it because i am sure it is not 2 to 300 words.
Khalil,
You might want to add more facts about your person. Also, I thought your beginning was confussing so you might want to change it. Otherwise you did a good job but try to add some more. You might want to add some fun facts about him.
Khalil,
I think you should add more and make sure you put in a lot of facts about your artist. Mr. Talner told us that the bio should be around 400 words, and yours doesn't even seem close. I like what you have, just add some more. Good job so far though.
Oh and also, try to think of a more "hooking" lead and a better conclusion.
Your classmates have made some great points, they are definitely worth looking at.
As you go through this, think about what the most important info is and research it. Also, look at the outline and questions i gave you to consider for this bio.
Where are your lyrics and lyric analysis?
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