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Tuesday | Philly.com

Jonathan Storm: PBS looks at what was going on with Gaye

“He'd pat his foot like a white boy.”

Delving deep into the dichotomy of personality that plagues so many successful artists, tonight's American Masters profiles Marvin Gaye, "one of the most musically creative minds ever." That assessment, in the ... via Philly.com

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Marvin Gaye, Opinion

Sunday May 11 | SouthFlorida.com

Marvin Gaye documentary; doping for gold

“If you don't buy that cheating is wrong, look at what it does medically”

He was shot to death the day before his 45th birthday on April 1, 1984 - by his own father. via SouthFlorida.com

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Related Topix: Marvin Gaye, Soul, Entertainment, Television

Friday May 9 | WFAA

PBS 'American Masters' documentary examines life and influence of Marvin Gaye

“Let's Get It On"), a bad cocaine habit, the comeback triumph of 1982's "Sexual Healing”

By CHRIS VOGNAR / The Dallas Morning News cvognar@dallasnews.com Marvin Gaye is a daunting documentary subject for one simple reason: Almost everything there is to say about the man has already been written. via WFAA

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Soul, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment, Television

Wednesday May 7 | The Honolulu Advertiser

Tube Notes

'When Harry Met Sally' , 6 p.m., Oxygen. Nora Ephron's smart script was beautifully directed by Rob Reiner. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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Related Topix: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, When Harry Met Sally..., Drama, Marvin Gaye, Soul

Tuesday May 6 | Daily Herald

'Masters' Marvin Gaye

“I think he knew that. He needed to be loved by Marvin.”

PBS' "American Masters" strays far afield from its usual high-tone artists to examine the life of soul singer Marvin Gaye at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW Channel 11. via Daily Herald

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Related Topix: Soul, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment, Television, Motown

Monday May 5 | Rocky Mountain News

PEARSON: Like Gaye's life, PBS profile too brief

The talented and complicated Marvin Gaye performs a few years before his death in 1984. via Rocky Mountain News

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Related Topix: Smokey Robinson, Black Entertainment, Soul, Gladys Knight, Entertainment, Television, Marvin Gaye

Saturday May 3 | CourierPostOnline

Best Bets: Staying In

“Everything They Had' David Halberstam's graceful writing was a sharp contrast to the often rough, bloody and hard-driving sports he covered. "Everything They Had”

Madonna's new album reminds us of the power of a grown woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. via CourierPostOnline

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