Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty The legacy of late soul icon Marvin Gaye is one that fans must commemorate with an extreme sense of bittersweetness. Aside from the heartbreaking details surrounding his untimely murder at the age of 44 years old on April 1, 1984, which includes the chilling fact that he was murdered by his very own father, the loss becomes even more gut-wrenching when you add that it occurred just one day before what would've been his 45th birthday (April 2, 1984). So, as many people yesterday found their own special ways to honor the 40 years since losing a man known lovingly as the "Prince of Motown," the tribute continues on today as we reflect on what very well could've been his 85th birthday shoutout to our ageless aunties Shirley Caesar and Maxine Waters! Happy 85th birthday to the Prince of Motown, Marvin Gaye! pic.twitter.com/LROm2siT76 Classic Motown (@ClassicMotown) April 2, 2024 RELATED: Hear, My Dear:
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