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Marvin Gaye: Heart and Soul

Mick Brown, The Guardian, April 1984

MARVIN GAYE, who was so shockingly killed in Los Angeles on Sunday, one day before his 45th birthday, was not only a consummate soul music stylist but an enigmatic man with a troubled personal life who brought an uncommon depth and intelligence to his work.

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