I wanted to share some recent discoveries I've made about what makes this "odd" content, that is randomly available out there, so invaluable. Know that it is was captured without Marvin's authorization. On his 1983 Sexual Healing Tour he never agreed to have one of his performances recorded for our commercial consumption. You'll notice there is not the CBS or Columbia records released album from this tour, similar to the multiple concert albums Motown released on Marvin. So THAT can help to...

Family, we've reached the end of our conversations on THE BADDEST MF THAT THERE EVER IS!!!!!!! Here is the conclusion of our discussions on how Marvin Gaye's creation in 1972 results in the birth of TODAY'S sound of Hip Hop. With much love, signing off!

this is a part 2 to the "No More Excuses - Flexing our Voting Muscle" episode. More timely than ever, with some REALNESS on the entire topic and the mindset we need to employ to stay enfranchised!!

PART 2 - That Time Marvin Gaye Changed The SOUND of Music. We're almost to the finish line folks!

That Time That Marvin Gaye Changed the Sound of Music (part 1). We continue the conversation of how Marvin Gaye's career evolved to the project Trouble Man.

The Little Known Connection of Cicely Tyson's Film Sounder and Marvin Gaye's Soundtrack/Score for Trouble Man Lo and behold, just randomly on the night of January 27th I began capturing my thoughts for the continuation of conversation on Marvin Gaye's work on the soundtrack and score for the 1972 film Trouble Man. Literally through the course of doing this I moved to a location in my house that put me in front of my grandmother's priceless collection of vintage Ebony magazine's and not at all...

We're ready to wrap up our podcast series, going on out on the highest note possible, covering Marvin Gaye's project Trouble Man. In short, Trouble Man is the RESULT of the creative flood gates that had just opened up for Marvin as he worked on his project What's Going On. Make no mistake there is NO disconnect between the two projects being in sequence to each other. This episode is Part 1 of 2 giving the breakdown of how Marvin's journey through his career brought him to the point of being...

Your Girl's Got You, Let's Go to Hawaii! Right now I'm making use of my next-level Marvin Gaye ZEN achievement by watching my YouTube Channel Hawaii content where he is the soundtrack. I need you to make the connection that MARVIN made with this location. Let's Go! Here's the new playlist link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbeinTYBh3poDhcy-dQq4_Y0RSHsNA641 Also check out my new YouTube Channel dedicated solely to my trips, it's called "Hawaii Travels" linked here:...

No More Excuses - Let's Discuss flexing our voting muscle: District Attorneys & Judges, did you know YOU have the say so? I watched Andre Hill's Memorial Service today and it was words from Reverend Al Sharpton: NO MORE EXCUSES, that REALLY turned on a light bulb for me, reinforcing a very empowering first step I already took in November 2020 to flex a bit of my voting muscle; giving MY SAY SO on whether the judges that preside in my county meet MY expectations for continuing to do that...

You need to know more to the story of what happened to Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio. 

I'm gonna need y'all to handle the block in Queens!

Don't punish me with brutality...

MATTER This Website let's you know their names and story: https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2020/know-their-names/index.html

Don't Call Marvin Gaye's Grammy Award Winning Album Midnight Love a Come-back We've done some song reaction videos for songs from the Midnight Love Album on our YouTube Channel: Marvin Gaye Music & Podcast.  Rockin' After Midnight: https://youtu.be/nKu0L3LaOJg Turn On Some Music (unreleased): https://youtu.be/RBaDTlydXeQ

We're finally to the album "When I'm Alone I Cry,"  There are many things to learn about Marvin Gaye as the artist thru this album and the many unreleased songs we've discovered together thru this podcast series so far, each shared as music videos on the "Marvin Gaye & Podcast" YouTube Channel. We now have a 44 song playlist titled "Marvin Gaye Jazz Songs," the bulk of them unreleased from the decade of the sixties. The majority of these songs have been discovered by me, only this year....

Her name is Breonna Taylor

This episode talks about what we're NOT gonna do when it comes to the incidents that have trumped the take on/of 2020.

Hi Friends, in light of continued, ongoing situations related to my last episode, I felt the need to provide some mainline, extremely potent LOVING perspective on these times from Marvin Gaye. The constant "breaking news" of this year can begin to feel overwhelming. I want to offer a slight glimmer of hope and encouragement. In this episode I share some details of recent knowledge I have gained of specific "black experience in America" incidents from the last century. These details help to...

Hi Everyone, I wasn't even planning on recording this episode today. But it is upon learning today of yet another moment that happened last night  (that is too much a sign of the times) that led to me taking this episode to fully express my take on the times. To me, it all represents the ingrained remnants of the history of this nation. As you'll hear in the introduction to the episode, this is not one that talks much about Marvin Gaye, or his music. I do manage to make an important, relevant...

Momentum has continued on the topic of Marvin Gaye's self-actualization. I've dug deeper into what did Marvin do with his time, on his journey thru life, once that "straw that broke the camel's back" incident happened in his career in 1967? In the previous episode, thru examining Marvin's released material we saw a several year span of time, from 1967 to total fruition of self-actualization with the release of "What's Going On" in 1971. Yet, and this is what makes it all the more poignant and...

In this episode let's discuss the journey of Marvin Gaye's life which is a true guide for anyone to follow toward the goal of achieving self-actualization. Self-actualization: "the realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone." Did not Marvin Gaye accomplish that in his own lifetime? the answer is yes, and it is documented for us thru a musical journey of the decade of the 1960s. With our previous knowledge gained...

Hi friends, we're excited to announce the re-brand of our sister YouTube channel to the name "Marvin Gaye Music & Podcast" to make it a little more intuitive to search for.  The channel is a partnering resource to our podcast, so that you can have FREE access to the depth of Marvin Gaye's catalog which I constantly refer to in these podcast episodes. We will be airing all episodes of the podcast there Fridays at 6pm, starting from our first episode getting caught up! One of the first...

"Far Cry" 1981 In Our Lifetime (Why Marvin Gaye Left Motown). I dive deep into conveying my personal take on how this song being released in 1981 without Marvin Gaye's final stamp of approval has made me feel. It was not until 2007 that his finalized version was finally given to us. There is a lot to express, as a lifelong fan, about the years of waiting for this unreleased gem to be gifted to us. I also share how I recently came across the likely  rarest unreleased project of Marvin Gaye's...