Marvin Gaye is an iconic figure in American pop music. Starting in 1962, Gaye released music that, even today, sounds fresh and great.
In the Marvel movie, The Winter Soldier, Captain America is told to listen to Gaye’s album “What’s Goin’ On” to catch up on what he had missed since his plane went down during World War II.
You could easily make the argument that that was a Top Ten album of all time and, given the sophistication, maturity, musical and vocal brilliance, you could argue it’s the best album of all time.
It was quite a change from his earlier music and he had to fight Motown to get it released.