Overview
A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer passionately pursued by allāand a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B from the wife of legendary soul icon Marvin Gaye.
After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Hunter met Marvin Gayeāthe soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album Whatās Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvinās marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motownās founder, the enchanted teenager and the emotionally volatile singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was a high school student; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties, navigating the intriguing world of 1970s-ā80s celebrity; hanging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train, and helping to discover new talent like Frankie Beverly. But the burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs complicated their love.
Primarily silent since Marvinās tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, fervently charged story of one of music historyās most fabled marriages. Unsparing in its honesty and insight, illustrated with sixteen pages of black-and-white photos, After the Dance reveals what itās like to be in love with a creative genius whoĀ transformed popular culture and whose artistry continues to be celebrated today.
This book title, After the Dance (My Life with Marvin Gaye) - 9780062135520, ISBN: 9780062135520, by Jan Gaye, David Ritz, published by HarperCollins (June 6, 2017) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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