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A Tribute to Marvin Gaye

Published March 31, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

On April 1, 1984, pop, soul and R&B singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father at their home in Los Angeles. News and Notes remembers Gaye and his music on the eve of his birthday.

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