By Hua Hsu, eMusic ContributorThere were many different Marvin Gayes. In the 1960s, He was a Motown heartthrob known for his breezy duets with the likes of Tammi Terrell, Mary Wells and Kim Weston; in the early 1970s, he… more »

By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorAretha Franklin was groomed from birth to sing. The daughter of a Detroit reverend, Franklin started recording at age 14 - first gospel, then pop. The string of records she made between 1967 and 1974,… more »