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Title: Trouble Man : The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye by Steve Turner ISBN: 0-06-019821-4 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read for ANY Marvin Gaye Fan.
Comment: I have studied extensivly the life and music of one of histories most fascinating and interesting artists. I have already read Divided Soul five times over, and Trouble Man uncovers some of the mysteries of Marvin's Life. Trouble Man picks up where Divided Soul leaves off. One of the most interesting facts about Marvin, is that he is the Biological Father of his and Anna Gordy Gaye's adopted son Marvin Jr. Until this book was published, that was a bit of information that few in the musical circles that I run in, knew about. Also the relationships that Marvin kept open with his former wives is informative. In my opinion, the man was a very talented, shy, introverted person, who just happened to also be a star. Women loved him in part because of his sensitivity, and the fact that Marvin acknowledged that he possesed a soft side. Marvin was prophetic, loving, and was years way ahead of his time. It is also reiterated in this book that there was no type of romantic relationship between Marvin, and Tammi Terrell. For anyone who believes that, listen to the end of the song "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" whereby Tammi sings, "Oh Marvin!" If you are a true Marvin fan, you will not be able to put this book down until you are finished reading it!
Rating: 5
Summary: Trouble Man
Comment: To the outside observer, Marvin Gaye had it all. Millions of adoring fans around the world, a seemingly endless money supply, a loving family, and the presence of mind to deprive himself of no desire no matter how sexually deviant or socially inappropriate.
Many people would jump at the chance to trade places with Marvin Gaye during the height of his career. As fans we tend to fixate on the accomplishments of those we admire while overlooking any shortcomings they may possess until we've created the image of a perfect icon who probably never existed. These perceptions changes of course, as his fans watched his glamerous world come crashing down. In retrospect, what we are left with are countless questions and an incredible string of shocking circumstances that the music world has never recovered from.
"Trouble Man" gives readers the joy of actually knowing not only the history of Marvin Gaye but an astounding vision into the type of person he was, the lives he touched, and the inner demons that haunted him until the day he died.
The author brings us back to the upbringing of Marvin's father and his father's role in the church as a minister. The issue of religion was key in young Marvin's struggle between gospel and secular music. That battle with his family and his conscience would be the first of many struggles that ultimately defined the man we knew as Marvin Gaye.
"Trouble Man" is easily the best biography I have read to date. Readers will be taken along on a life full of so much change and up's and downs that I was left awestruck
Rating: 2
Summary: Trouble Man - a dissenting opinion
Comment: Despite the involving history of its freakishly dualistic and tragic subject, author Turner misses the mark here. After catchingx a couple of filmed performances from late in Gaye's career on cable - a thrilling rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at a Lakers Game and an incandescent in-concert performance of "Sexual Healing", I realized how completely the author fails to convey the Gaye's mastery of his art . Both of these performances came after an extended period of slumping sales and inactivity and marked a final, ultimately failed attempt at a rally. Yet these brilliant appearances get scant mention in the book. As does Marvin's breakthrough appearance in the T.A.M.I. Show lineup. Often quotes by family and associates are riddled with Britishisms (the author is English) that are incongruously sprinkled into the speech of these urban African Americans. I believe that when biography writers take broad liberties in paraphrasing the words of those he interviews, it calls into question the overall accuracy of their work. (Couldn't the guy have used a tape recorder?) The book is riddled with minor errors of fact. For example, Turner refers to a town as being in "Upper California" and he often gets the names of venues wrong. I plan to read David Ritz's biography in the hope that he has done a better job in recounting this tragic soul man's life and work.
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Title: Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz ISBN: 030681191X Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: Marvin Gaye, My Brother by Frankie Gaye, Fred E. Basten ISBN: 0879307420 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye by Michael Eric Dyson ISBN: 046501769X Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Marvin Gaye: What's Going On and the Last Days of the Motown Sound by Ben Edmonds, Ben Edmunds ISBN: 1841950831 Publisher: Canongate Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Temptations (African-American Achievers) by Ted Cox ISBN: 0791025888 Publisher: Chelsea House Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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