[Publius]

The year 1964 was the year that Holland, Dozier and Holland hit it big. This was one career not upended by the British Invasion. They started the year with a chart entry for Marvin Gaye.

Marvin Gaye: “Wonderful One”

At the end of ‘64, they gave Gaye one of those great songs that gets recorded by generations of artists.

Marvin Gaye: “How Sweet it Is”

[Fiji Hill]

In 1964, Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet it Is” got a lot of airplay on KGFJ, the black station in Los Angeles and also on the rock stations KRLA and KFWB.