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Stuck in a foster home with an abusive caregiver, Janis Hunter found solace in her dreams of an encounter with Marvin Gaye—the soulful prince of Motown, with the seductive liquid voice, whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On had recently made him a superstar.
They met in February 1973. Despite a seventeen-year age difference and Marvin's marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown's 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 Marvin's soulmate. Their romance navigated the hippie high life of the seventies and took the couple from one adventure to another.
But the distractions and burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptation of drugs complicated the love they shared. Marvin and Jan hurt each other, and their relationship descended into a dark place, but the attraction was too magnetic and the love was too strong to let go. Largely silent since Marvin's tragic death in 1984, Jan has at last opened up, sharing the moving, passionate story of one of music history's most fabled relationships. Unsparing in its honesty and insight, After the Dance reveals what it's like to be in love with an artistic genius, a man whose words and music have touched the world and made him a legend.
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. N° de réf. du vendeur S_400232442
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Marc M. Moten (Jacket photograph) and Johnny Segal (illustrateur). viii, [2], 290, [4] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Ex-library with the usual markings. DJ is in a plastic sleeve with the flaps affixed to the boards. Janis Hunter Gaye was the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children. She sang backup on Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give it Up." After welcoming daughter Nona in 1974 and son Frankie in 1975, Jan and Marvin got married in 1977. They separated in 1979, and their divorce was finalized in 1981 Marvin Gaye wrote his 1974 hit "Jan" for the woman who would become his second wife, featuring the lyrics, "See, Janis is unique/ One of a kind/ Who says she loves me/ When she goes to sleep, I kiss her face/ And think I'm the luckiest man/ And I'm her greatest fan/ There is no sweeter girl in all the land (Land)/ Than my Jan (Jan), Janis (Janis), Jan (Jan), oh Jan (Janis)/ Jan (Jan).". In 2015, writing as Jan Gaye, she released the book "After the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye." The book was described by publisher HarperCollins as "a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B." Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984), who also spelled his surname as Gaye, was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". "Sexual Healing", released on the album Midnight Love, won him his first two Grammy Awards. Gaye's last televised appearances were on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train. A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer passionately pursued by all, and 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 Gaye, the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvin's marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown's 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-80s 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 Marvin's tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, fervently charged story of one of music history's most fabled marriages. Unsparing in its honesty and insight, illustrated with sixteen pages of photos, After the Dance reveals what it's like to be in love with a creative genius who transformed popular culture and whose artistry continues to be celebrated today. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. N° de réf. du vendeur 87668
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