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Marvin Gaye was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
June 9, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
January 2, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
November 8, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 1, 2020, and April 1, 2023.
Current status: Delisted good article

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Wiki Education assignment: Hip Hop 50

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 31 January 2024 and 30 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): R0bwill12 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by R0bwill12 (talk) 22:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How "Jr." is displayed at beginning of article

Here is a place to discuss. Apparently, Gaye's real name contained Jr. upon death per File:Marvin gaye death cert.jpg. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 06:28, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it back to the change because it may well be correct to show he was born as Jr., but I do think we need to consider how to handle the apparent fact he kept "Jr." in his name and how that should be displayed. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 06:41, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Marriage to Anna

So, I found records that he married Anna (under Anna Birdsong) on January 28, 1961 in Lucas, Ohio, according to a marriage certificate from the Ohio Marriage records system. I am not sure about which is accurate, if they married in Chicago or Ohio. Per the third criterion of WP:PRIMARY it can be used if it is verifiable. And according to the California Divorce Index they divorced in 1975, not 1976. I prefer using them but they’re not inaccurate, but incorrectly mistakes Anna’s age as 32, even though her birthday was around that time, the day she turned 39. Or instead, I may not prefer using them if there is no approval. Here’s a link ([1]) TheGreatestLuvofAll (talk) 17:37, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]