40 years ago today (4/1/84), the legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father at his parent’s home in Los Angeles, California. The argument started after his parents squabbled over misplaced business documents, Gaye attempted to intervene, and was killed by his father using a gun he had given him four months before. Gaye died one day before his 45th birthday and would have been 85 tomorrow. Watch the master live in 1981…
