Gaye

British  

/ ɡeɪ /

noun

1. Marvin. 1939–84, US soul singer and songwriter; recordings include "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1969), What's Going On (1971), and "Sexual Healing" (1982): shot dead by his father

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Example Sentences

Gaye is a dithering stage mother, and the younger cast members, looking to Charlie for guidance, have a reluctant mentor on their hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coogler: Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” was a huge inspiration for this movie.

From Los Angeles Times

Marvin Gaye was doing the blues.

From Los Angeles Times

Couplets like this are all over “West End Girl,” the latest entry in a long line of wounded records about marital discord that includes Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” Marvin Gaye’s “Here, My Dear” and Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Born Michael Eugene Archer in Virginia, D’Angelo was an artist in the tradition of the soul greats like Marvin Gaye and Al Green, but also Otis Redding, the Isley Brothers and Sly Stone.

From Salon