<P> Marvin Gaye was an American musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records . He was fatally shot by his father , Marvin Gay Sr. , on April 1 , 1984 , at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles , California . Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father after he intervened in an argument between his parents . The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center . Gaye 's death inspired several musical tributes over the years including recollections of the incidents leading to his death . Gaye was given a burial plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery and was later cremated and his ashes spread around the Pacific Ocean . </P>
<P> Marvin Gaye was an American musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records . He was fatally shot by his father , Marvin Gay Sr. , on April 1 , 1984 , at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles , California . Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father after he intervened in an argument between his parents . The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center . Gaye 's death inspired several musical tributes over the years including recollections of the incidents leading to his death . Gaye was given a burial plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery and was later cremated and his ashes spread around the Pacific Ocean . </P>
who was the singer that was killed by his father
who was the singer that was killed by his father
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye