The Motown singer who blew the roster away: “I’d never even dared to dream”

The Motown singer who blew the roster away: “I’d never even dared to dream”In addition to churning out as many hit records as humanly possible, Berry Gordy’s Motown label was also in the business of monopolising the musical talent of Detroit. On the other end of the spectrum, there were figures like Marvin Gaye, whose extensive string of hits was utterly essential in carving out the legendary ‘Motown sound’. In other words, then, Marvin Gaye was one of Motown’s defining characters, and nobody else on the roster was in any doubt over his credentials. “One of my favourite artists ever was Marvin Gaye,” Smokey Robinson once declared. “Marvin Gaye was my brother, but Marvin was always late for everything,” Robinson shared.