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After a dispute, his father shot him twice in the chest, killing him instantly. Theme song, "Trouble Man" features different vocal takes than the single and album. Brother of Frankie Gaye, cousin of Donnie. His first wife was 17 years his senior and his second wife was 17 years his junior. Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall Fame in 1987. Spandau Ballet songwriter Gary Kemp is a fan of Gaye's and mentioned him in the band's massive 1983 hit "True". Ex-brother-in-law of songwriter/actor Robert L. Gordy. The addition of the "e" to his name was also emulating one of his favorite singers, Sam Cooke, who did the same thing with his last name. Coincidentally, both performers were shot and killed at young ages. He was so devastated by the death of singer Tammi Terrell in 1970 that he didn't record any new material or appear on stage for three years. The song "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holla)" ends with a prelude to the song "What's Goin' On." This version of the latter-mentioned song is slightly different from the now popular version, in that Gaye begins it with: "Father, Father" and the new version begins with "Mother, Mother". This was due to his burning hatred for his father and eternal love for his mother. Was going to do a duet with Barry White but died a week before they began their rehearsal. His father, Marvin Pentz Gay, Sr., died in a nursing home at the age of 84 in October, 1998. Marvin Sr. had pleaded no contest and received five years probation for the murder of Marvin Jr. Was slated to record a duet album with Dionne Warwick, but changed his mind. Ranked #31 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Voted the sixth greatest singer of the rock era in a Rolling Stone magazine poll in 2008.