Marvin gaye early years

Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., subsequently shot and killed Gaye; it was the eve of his 45th birthday. [5][6] Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, receiving a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.

Marvin accompanies his father to church services and begins singing, performing, and playing instruments as early as three years old. (Photo Courtesy Universal Music/Motown Archives).