Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye - Couverture rigide

Ritz, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0070529299 ISBN 13 : 9780070529298

Editeur : McGraw-Hill, 1985

Synopsis

Book by Ritz David

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a friend. Ritz had been working on Gaye's story for several years before the singer's tragic death, and had conducted a series of extraordinary interviews in which Gaye discussed his deepest secrets. Drawing from these interviews, Gaye's life is recounted in his own words and the words of those who knew him best: his family, friends, and colleagues. What emerges is a full-scale portrait of a charming but tortured artist, a brilliant singer with a divided soul. Here is Marvin's story, from his early years as an abused child in the slums of Washington, D.C., through his rise to the top of the Motown industry, his fall from grace, and his comeback, to his death at the hands of his own father. But it is also the story of his music, and the music of Black America over the past four decades—from gospel to doo-wop to soul to funk. The result is an epic tale whose cast of characters includes Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder, among others.The definitive biography of an enormously gifted and sensitive man, Divided Soul takes us deep into the life and music of one of America's most soulful—and most troubled—singers.

Biographie de l'auteur :

David Ritz is the author of Faith in Time: The Life of Jimmy Scott, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, and many other books with or about Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. King. He is a three-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award. He lives in Los Angeles.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0070529299
• ISBN 13: 9780070529298
• Reliure: Relié