HE was a soul legend who used his sex symbol status to spread messages of peace and love through music. But Marvin Gaye died a brutal death at the hands of his own father - shot at point blank range in the bedroom of their Los Angeles home.
It was the tragic finale to a tempestuous relationship between the singer and his cross-dressing minister father, Marvin Sr, who frequently beat his son, starved his children and abused his wife.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of What’s Going On, the iconic protest album set against a backdrop of the Vietnam war and race riots throughout the US.
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