Frankie Gaye

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Frances Gay (better known as Frankie Gaye) (November 15, 1942 - December 30, 2001) was a singer and the younger brother of music legend Marvin Gaye. Born the son of minister Marvin Pentz Gay, Sr. and domestic Alberta Cooper in Washington, D.C., Frances watched as Marvin became a superstar. Frankie's horrific accounts of his service during the Vietnam War (which included being a radio deejay) inspired Marvin's classic 1971 concept album What's Going On. Frankie began his music career composing the soundtrack to the 1972 film Penitentiary. He would spend time singing on and off for his brother onstage as part of Marvin's touring band. During one of Marvin's first tours back from a six-year hiatus in 1973, Marvin had Frankie come on the stage to fool fans of his that Frankie was actually Marvin. When Marvin showed up, fans were understandably confused about the brothers' eerie similarities to each other. Frankie's most notable moment on any of Marvin's records was singing in the background of Marvin's 1977 hit, "Got to Give It Up", featured on Marvin's Live at the London Palladium album. He released two singles, "Extraordinary Girl" in 1989 and "My Brother" in 1990 and released the album of the same name on the latter year for Motorcity Records. In 2000, he began composing the autobiography depicting the times and travails of his life with his older brother titled Marvin Gaye: My Brother. There's no telling on whether or not he was done with the biography, when on December 30, 2

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The Very Best of Frankie Gaye

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Motown Soul Vol. 1

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A Tribute to the Motown Years - the Very Best from the Original Stars of Motown Vol. 2

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Detroit Dance

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Soultown

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Frankie Gaye Tribute To Marvin

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What's Going On - The Best of Frankie Gaye

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Soul Sensations Volume 1

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Soul of the 60's

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Kings of Northern Soul

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100 Greatest 60's Hits

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Detroit Soul, The Motown Years Volume 10

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