Posted on 09/14/2005 1:55:23 PM PDT by RDTF
Marvin Gaye No Military Hit Superiors: Singer's Air Force stay a lackadaisical waste of time SEPTEMBER 13--In our latest installment of "When They Were Soldiers," TSG looks at the brief and stormy military career of Airman Marvin Gaye (vets Jimi Hendrix and Jack Kerouac have recently been profiled). The late soul singer was drummed out of the Air Force in 1957 after only eight months of duty, according to the below documents from Gaye's official armed forces file (which we obtained via a Freedom of Information request from the National Personnel Records Center). According to his superiors, Gaye was uncooperative and lackadaisical. A military chaplain even declared that he "has no future value to the Air Force." When rehabilitation efforts failed, Gaye (who later added an 'e' to his surname) was discharged in June 1957. Gaye's recording career began a year later, when he joined The Marquees, a doo-wop group produced by Bo Diddley. While the military records do not refer to his musical ambitions, a medical history reveals that Gaye--who was gunned down by his father in 1984--had been previously shot by a relative. When he was 13, Gaye reported, his brother blasted him in the eye with a slingshot, an injury that led to an operation to correct his vision.
Private citizen, history from 1957. Might be best to leave him alone.
Marvin's dead. If I remember right, his father shot him.
Slow news day at TSG.
HHHmmm. Slow day for ya Huh.?
? so?
Ain't That Peculiar?
These profiles show why it's best to have an all volunteer armed services.
Thus the policy of no Gayes in the military.
It's true.
Do you know what the last words Marvin Gaye ever heard were?
"This is gonna be the last .45 you'll ever listen to!"
Thank you very much. I'll be here all week.
Well, I'll Be Doggone -- another Marvin fan. Can I Get A Witness bump.
Why do I feel that you have been waiting for months to spring that line? Anyway, another tip of the topper to you, Joe.
ROTFLMAO!
I don't believe it, can I get a witness?
Mercy, mercy me.
he just needed some sexual healin
I concur, Cagey. I think if I had to choose only one Motown artist that I could listen to, it might be him (but the competition is pretty tough.) What an expressive voice. Even the early stuff was so good -- "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" and "Pride and Joy." The duets with Tammi Terrell were wonderful. Another favorite is "One More Heartache." Oh yeah, and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby." So many good ones.
I've been waiting my whole life to spring that line...you might call it my lifeline.
First Katrina, now this! We're all going to die!
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