Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? and the Last Days of the Motown Sound

Edmonds book explores Gaye's creative process, ability to navigate the music industry, his conflict with Barry Gordy, and his activism.

About the author

Ben Edmonds, as an editor at Creem magazine (1971-1975), played a pivotal role in shaping the narrative of music culture. His insightful articles also graced the pages of Rolling Stone, and he served as a US correspondent for MOJO magazine. Edmonds authored the acclaimed Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On and the Last Days of the Motown Sound and his achievements include two ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor writing awards and two Grammy nominations. Tragically, pancreatic cancer claimed Edmonds’s life in 2016. MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band with co-authors Brad Tolinski and Jaan Uhelszki was published posthumously in 2024 by Hatchette Books.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Edmonds, Edmonds Ben
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.07.2025
• EAN: 9798989908929
• ISBN: 979-8-9899089-2-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Music, History: specific events & topics, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Biography: arts & entertainment, History of Music, Social and cultural history, Music reviews & criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment