Was marving gaye gay

In , Marvin Gaye revealed these secrets about himself and his Dad in his autobiography: Marvin Gaye with his parents, Marvin Gay Sr. and Alberta Gay — [Old School Fun Fact: ‘Gay’ is Marvin’s original last name, but Marvin added the ‘E” on the end when he became a singer, to avoid his perceived stigma of the surname ‘Gay’].

Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., subsequently shot and killed Gaye; it was the eve of his 45th birthday. [5][6] Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, receiving a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.