Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye
On 1 April 2009, it will be 25 years since soul singer Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father. This is another chance to hear Smokey Robinson pay tribute to Gaye's life, music and legacy
Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
Exploring Marvin Gaye's musical legacy and how his death led to a critical re-examination of his work, with What's Going On cited as a landmark album in popular music history.
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Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - It Takes Two
Smokey Robinson presents a six-part series in which he pays tribute to his fellow Motown colleague, soul legend Marvin Gaye.
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Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Exploring Marvin's image as a sex symbol to his female fans, his two troubled marriages and his love life.
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Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me
Smokey Robinson explores Marvin's spiritual side, from his strict religious upbringing to his embrace of new age spirituality displayed in the What's Going On album.
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Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Smokey Robinson looks back at Marvin Gaye's arrival at Motown in the early 1960s and recalls how he refused to sing pop because he wanted to be the black Sinatra.
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Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man
Exploring the darker side of Marvin's life, including his drug addiction, his reliance on cocaine and resultant paranoia, and his fascination with guns.
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