Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (Mojo Heroes) by Ben Edmonds

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (Mojo Heroes) by Ben Edmonds

Arguably the most important soul album ever made, What's Going On established Motown star Marvin Gaye as a unique and maverick musical talent and simultaneously helped to re-define the Motown sound. Gaye's determination and vision resulted not only in inspirational, pioneering grooves but, in the era of Vietnam and Civil Rights protests, an album that challenged America to take a long hard look at itself. By focusing on the story behind the recording of this seminal work, Ben Edmonds has produced a riveting and truly original take on Marvin Gaye. He examines in detail the making of this masterpiece - initially rejected by Motown's quality control department - interviewing many of the artists and record company employees closest to the singer, to arrive at a deeper understanding of what the album means and of Gaye himself. It is a brilliant yet tragic story.

When Ben Edmonds met the MC5 in the Back Room of the New York art bar Max's Kansas City in December 1968, they advised the impressionable young New Englander to burn his underwear and move to Detroit. This he did (at least the Detroit part), becoming an editor on the fabled Creem magazine. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Crawdaddy, NME and the Los Angeles Times; he's also done artist management (The Doors), production (Iggy's Kill City) and all manner of record company work. Ben is currently MOJO's man in America.

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ISBN 13	9781841953144
ISBN 10	1841953148
Title	Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (Mojo Heroes)
Author	Ben Edmonds
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2002-08-26
Number of pages	284
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