Incomparable musical artist Marvin Gaye was born #onthisday in 1939 and it's well known from the 1960s on he helped define R&B, soul and pop music, But what may not be well known about Gaye is that his earliest musical ambitions were to be a singer of Jazz.

To learn more about the swingin' side of Gaye, check out the “Standards of Marvin Gaye” episode of WFIU’s weekly music show Afterglow hosted by Mark Chilla, read Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye biography by David Ritz.

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