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Trouble Man

Marvin Gaye's wife Jan re-examines his musical career and his legacy with interviews with his family and artists who knew and worked with him. First broadcast in 2014.

As part of the 6 Music Artist Collection on Marvin Gaye, a chance to hear a documentary first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2014.

Sadly Marvin Gaye died at the hands of his father on 1st April, 1984, the day before his 45th Birthday.

Janis Gaye (Marvin Gaye's second wife, and mother to his children Nona & Frankie) takes us on a very personal journey to reveal the real Marvin. She shares with us how he was a Troubled Man for most of his life; possibly clinically depressed, with feelings of inadequacy and self-hatred, as well as loving himself above all else. He was a complex man with many inner conflicts, family conflicts and a growing dependency on cocaine; but at the same time a loving husband and father, and of course, a musical genius.

With contributions from Marvin's youngest sister Zeola, music writers David Nathan and Adam White, Motown singer Smokey Robinson, former Motown press officer in the UK Bob Fisher and ex-promotions man Roger St Pierre, who all met Marvin Gaye at various times in his career.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Marvin Gaye

    Trouble Man

    • Motown.
  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Happening Brother

  • Marvin Gaye

    Hitch Hike

  • Marvin Gaye

    Ain't That Peculiar

    • Billboard Top R&B Hits - 1965.
    • Rhino.
    • 4.
  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Tamla Motown.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Stubborn Kind Of Fellow

  • Marvin Gaye

    Let's Get It On

    • POLYGRAM TV.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Jan (Live From Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum)

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Want You

    • Blaxploitation - Harlem Hustle (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Feel All My Love Inside

  • Marvin Gaye

    Right On

  • Marvin Gaye

    The Lord's Prayer (Film Version)

  • Marvin Gaye

    Everybody Needs Love

  • Marvin Gaye

    God Is Love

  • Marvin Gaye

    Distant Love (Live Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum)

  • Marvin Gaye

    Just To Keep You Satisfied

  • Marvin Gaye

    Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My 成人快手)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • The Originals

    Baby I'm For Real

  • Terri Walker

    What's Going On

  • Marvin Gaye

    You'聮re The Man (Part 1 & Part 2)

  • Marvin Gaye

    Intro

  • Marvin Gaye

    All the Way Round

  • Marvin Gaye

    Got To Give It Up

    • Marvin Gaye - The Love Songs.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    • The Promised Land O.S.T. (Various).
    • Columbia.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Wholy Holy

  • Marvin Gaye

    Falling In Love Again

  • Marvin Gaye

    Unforgettable

  • Marvin Gaye

    Theme From Trouble Man

  • Marvin Gaye

    Woman Of The World

  • Marvin Gaye

    Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

    • Motown.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Sexual Healing

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Sexual Healing

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 Apr 2014 22:00
  • Tue 25 May 2021 01:00
  • Tue 22 Nov 2022 01:00
  • Tue 29 Aug 2023 01:00