Marvin Gaye performs in the Netherlands, 1980

Iconic at 50: Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 8, 2021

Emily Lordi, associate professor of English at Vanderbilt University and author of several books, most recently, The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience since the 1960s (Duke University Press Books, 2020) discusses how Marvin Gaye's 1971 album "What's Going On" was shaped by its time and has influenced music for generations to come.

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