It was no April fools joke when reporters told the world on April 1, 1984 that singer Marvin Gaye had been shot and killed by his father.
Gaye was on of the biggest stars of the 1960's with hits such as; Let's Get it On, and I Heard it Through the Grapevine, not to mention 11 hits he sang with Tammi Terrell. But, as the year's went on he produced fewer and fewer hits, with his last being (Sexual) Healing released in 1977.
Personally, Gaye had many issues including; two divorces, unpaid income taxes some estimated to be as high as $2 million, and mental health issues. Still when the news of Gaye's death spread, many did not want to believe it was true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJFgc-CNCQw
Other notable events for April 1:
-George Martin took over from Oscar Preuss as the head of A&R for EMI's Parlophine label on April 1, 1955
-Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers opened their UK tour on April 1, 1957 at London's Palladium. Having been the youngest chart topper with Why do Fools Fall in Love when he was just 13,he was also the venue's youngest headliner
-Over 1 million ticket applications followed the announcement on April 1, 1976 of a 13 date UK tour by the Rolling Stones
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