Marvin
Americannoun
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Together, they took on gigs as backup singers, including on Marvin Gaye’s early songs “Hitch Hike” and “Pride and Joy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Willis took over presenting duties in 2014, joined for several series by Marvin Humes of boyband JLS.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marvin Robbins, the first vice president of District Council 37 Local 983, who is also African-American, had posted the image on the union’s Facebook page, where hundreds of Mr. Seabron’s colleagues could see it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
With 2013’s “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke and Pharrell set out to make a groovy single in the vein of Marvin Gaye.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Hank Marvin rhymes with starvin’, so it means ‘hungry.’
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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