Initial achievement Marvin Gaye achieved fame in 1962 as a co-writer and drummer for the Marvelettes’ song “Beechwood 4-5789.”
Later that September, he released “Stubborn Kind of Fellow,” his debut solo hit, which peaked at No. 8 on the R&B chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
When did Marvin Gaye come out?
Gaye’s second album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow, which was released on Tamla in January 1963, featured the three singles plus songs from the 1962 sessions.
Beginning in October 1962, Gaye participated in the Motortown Revue, a string of musical tours that made stops around the northeastern and southeastern shores of the country as part of the Chitlin’ Circuit, a collection of rock performances at venues that catered mostly to musicians of color.
In June 1963, Gaye gave a performance at the Apollo Theater that was captured on film. Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage, a live CD, was released by Tamla later that October. One of Gaye’s earliest global hits was “Can I Get a Witness.”
