Influences on Marvin Gaye

Connecting the dots of artistic inspiration: a musical family tree

Frank Sinatra
Smokey Robinson
Nat "King" Cole
Sam Cooke
Ray Charles
Bo Didley
James Brown

Influenced by Marvin Gaye

R. Kelly
Stevie Wonder
Robert Palmer
Gregory Abbott
Chico DeBarge
K'Jon
Sleepy Brown
Tina Marie
Threshold
Steve Spacek
Peabo Bryson