Eddie Fisher (singer)

Eddie Fisher has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Recording, at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for TV, at 1724 Vine Street. Through his work is widely influential, it eventually became a neo-soul cliche to cite Gaye, Stevie Wonder, or Donny Hathaway as an influence, regardless of whether or not the citing artists' music actually reflected the qualities and creatvity inherent in Gaye's work. He wrote another book in 1999 titled Been There, Done That (ISBN 031220972X). In addition, Gaye's music was often used as one of the reference point for what became known as nu soul or neo soul in the late-1990s: a nostalgic-based sound that seeks to duplicate a 1970s soul music feel, while adding hip hop and contemporary R&B elements to the mix. In 1981, he wrote his autobiography, Eddie: My Life, My Loves (ISBN 0060149078). As noted, Gaye helped gave rise to the "singer/soulwriter" in Black music. Fisher has performed in top concert halls all over the United States and headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. The "What's Going On" cover also featured Marvin Gaye's only daughter, Nona Gaye, a successful singer and actress in her own right.

His last album for RCA was an Al Jolson tribute, You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet. Diddy, ?uestlove, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani[3] (http://www.aaaw.org/press/pr_10_22_01.html). He then returned to RCA and had a minor singles hit in 1966 with the song Games That Lovers Play, which became the title of his best selling album. Blige, Bono, Destiny's Child, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, Nelly Furtado, Alicia Keys, Aaron Lewis, Nas, *NSYNC, P. He also recorded for Dot Records. The single, which was also a reaction to the September 11, 2001 tragedy, featured contributions from a plethora of stars, including Christina Aguilera, Mary J. In the 1960s, he changed recording labels, moving to Ramrod Records. Two years later, in October 2001, an all-star cover of "What's Going On", produced by Jermaine Dupri, was issued as a benefit single for Artists Against AIDS Worldwide.

Fisher is the father of two children by Reynolds, actress Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher, and he is the father of two children by Stevens, actress Joely Fisher and actress Tricia Leigh Fisher. In 1999, the R&B world paid its respects to Gaye in a tribute album, Marvin Is 60. Betty Lin died on April 15, 2001. Marvin Gaye was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Eddie Fisher has had five wives, actress Debbie Reynolds (married 1955-divorced 1959), actress Elizabeth Taylor (married 1959-divorced 1964), actress Connie Stevens (married 1967-divorced 1969), Terry Richard (married 1975- divorced 1976) and Betty Lin (married 1993). Former Motown alum Diana Ross also paid tribute with her Top 10 pop single "Missing You" around the same time. Fisher's affair and subsequent marriage to Todd's famous widow caused a show business scandal because he and his first wife, also famous, had a very public divorce. A year after his death, The Commodores made reference to Gaye's death in their 1985 song "Night Shift".

His best friend was showman/producer Mike Todd, who died in a plane crash in 1958. In 1983, the British group Spandau Ballet recorded the single "True" as a partial tribute to both Gaye and the Motown sound he helped establish. He played a serious role in the 1960 drama Butterfield 8 with wife Elizabeth Taylor. Even before Gaye died, there had already been tributes to the singer. In 1956, Fisher costarred with wife Debbie Reynolds in the musical comedy Bundle Of Joy. died of pneumonia in 1998. He had seventeen songs in the Top 10 on the music charts between 1950 and 1956 and thirty-five in the Top 40, which included the 1955 song "I Love You.". Marvin Gay, Sr.

A pre-Rock and Roll vocalist, Eddie Fisher's strong and melodious tenor made him a teen idol and one of the most popular singers of the 1950s. After some posthumous releases cemented his memory in the popular consciousness, Gaye was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He also had a variety television series, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (NBC) (1953)-(1957), appeared on Perry Como's show, The Chesterfield Supper Club, the George Gobel Show, and had another series, The Eddie Fisher Show (NBC) (1957)-(1959). kill him instead of having to commit suicide. The photos of him in uniform during his time in the Service did not hurt his civilian career, after his discharge he became even more popular singing in top nightclubs. On April 1, 1984, one day before his forty-fifth birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father in an argument, becoming a famous victim of filicide. Gaye's relatives claimed that he had purposely pushed his father to the edge so that he could have Marvin, Sr. He served a year in Korea. He threatened to commit suicide several times after numerous bitter arguments with his father, Marvin, Sr.

Army in 1951 and sent to Texas for basic training. Gaye's refound fame pushed him even deeper into drug addiction and he attempted to isolate himself by moving into his parent's house. Fisher was drafted into the U.S. Midnight Love included "Sexual Healing", one of Gaye's most famous songs, and his final big hit. He was then signed to a contract with RCA Victor. He negotiated a release from the label and signed with Columbia Records in 1982 and released Midnight Love the same year. After performing on Cantor's radio show he was an instant hit and gained nationwide exposure. When Motown issued the album in 1981, Gaye was livid: he accused Motown of editing and remixing the album without his consent, altering the album art he requested, and removing the question mark from the title (rendering the intended irony imperceptable).

He was heard in 1949 by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Resort in the Borscht Belt. In Europe, Gaye began working on In Our Lifetime?, a complex and deeply personal record. By 1946, Fisher was crooning with the bands of Buddy Morrow and Charlie Ventura. Tax problems and drug addictions haunted him, and after failing to get Motown labelmate Smokey Robinson to loan him money to take care of the tax issues, Gaye was forced to move to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1981. He sang on the radio in high school and was later on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular contest that was broadcast over the radio before moving to television. After a failed single and a rapidly failing new marriage to a teenage girl, Gaye moved to Hawaii. It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. The result was 1978's Here, My Dear, a deeply personal album that so clearly detailed the sour points of Gaye's former marriage that Anna Gordy considered suing him for invading her privacy.

To his family, Fisher was always called "Sonny Boy" or "Sonny," which may have been an allusion to a song made famous by Al Jolson. As part of the divorce settlement, Gaye agreed to record a new album and remit a portion of the royalties to Anna as alimony. His father's surname was originally Fisch, but became Fisher upon entry to the United States. Gaye released I Want You by himself as his marriage finally ended in 1975. He was born Edwin Jack Fisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fourth child of seven born to Joseph Fisher and Katherine Monacher, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. Gaye refused to sing if he couldn't smoke in the studio, and the duets album was recorded by overdubing Ross and Gaye at separate studio session dates. Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. Gaye, a longtime marijuana user, refused to put out his joints out for the pregnant Ross, who immediately complained to Berry Gordy about the issue.

The Very Best Of Eddie Fisher (MCA 1988). Gaye teamed up with Diana Ross for Diana & Martin, an album of duets that began recording in 1971, while Ross was pregnant with her first child, Rhonda. His Greatest Hits (RCA 1965). 1973's Let's Get It On was a sexually and romantically charged album that was very successful on the charts and remains "a record unparalleled in its sheer sensuality and carnal energy." [2] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4sj20r8ac48n). Eddie Fisher's Greatest Hits (RCA-Victor 1962). It has been called "the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices." [1] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ui6xlfwe5cqu~T1). The Best Of Eddie Fisher (10-inch album) (RCA-Victor 1954). What's Going On became one of the most memorable soul albums of all time, and, based upon its themes, the concept album became the next new frontier for soul music.

You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (RCA 1968). Gordy eventually gave in, certain that the record would flop; What's Going On ended up having three Top Ten singles. People Like You (RCA 1967). Gaye stood his ground; he wanted to be able to express himself, and not Gordy's or Motown's version of himself, on record. Games That Lovers Play (RCA 1966). He considered the record far too political and unfamiliar in sound to be commercially successful. When I Was Young (1965). When Gaye delivered the album and single for release, Berry Gordy refused to release the album.

Eddie Fisher Today! (Dot 1965). The partygoers are portrayed by Mel Farr and Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions, whose acquantances Gaye had made during his short-lived football career. Eddie Fisher At The Winter Garden (Ramrod 1963). On the finished track, as Gaye musically ponders on the state of the world, a party can be heard going on in the background, from which Gaye's voice is purposefully detached. Scent Of Mystery (film soundtrack) (Ramrod 1960). Four Tops member Renaldo "Obie" Benson and songwriter Al Clevland wrote an initial rough version of the song, which Gaye took and collaborated with them to finish. As Long As There's Music (RCA-Victor 1958). The album's first single, also titled "What's Going On", addressed the political and social troubles of the world in a soulful, introspective way, contrasting to the more dramatic socially concious records made by Sly & the Family Stone and The Temptations over the previous three years.

Thinking Of You (RCA-Victor 1957). Gaye was inspired to write about the war by his brother, Frankie Gay, who had just returned from the front lines. Bundle Of Joy (film soundtrack) (RCA-Victor 1956). The record was among the first soul records to place emphasis on political and social concerns such as environmentalism, political corruption, drug abuse, and the Vietnam War. Academy Award Winners (RCA-Victor 1955). What's Going On was a politically-charged and deeply personal Motown album, notable for including elements of jazz and classical music. I Love You (RCA-Victor 1955). As a result, he began recording the tracks that would eventually comprise his best-known work, What's Going On, handling all of his own production and most of his own songwriting.

May I Sing To You? (RCA-Victor 1954/55). He tried various spirit-lifting diversions, including a short-lived attempt at a football career with the Detroit Lions, but continued to feel pain with no form of self-expression. Irving Berlin Favorites (10-inch album) (RCA-Victor 1954). Gaye subsequently went into self-seclusion, and did not record or perform for nearly two years. Christmas With Fisher (10-inch album) (RCA-Victor 1952). Tammi Terrell died of brain cancer on March 17, 1970. I'm In The Mood For Love (RCA-Victor 1952/55). Meanwhile, Gaye's marriage was crumbling and he continued to feel irrelevant, singing endlessly about love while popular music underwent a revolution and began addressing social and political issues.

Fisher Sings (10-inch album) (RCA-Victor 1952). Terrell's illness began a depression in Gaye; when his Norman Whitfield-produced "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" hit #1 on the US pop charts for seven weeks in 1968/1969 and became the biggest seling single in Motown history to that point, he refused to acknowledge his success, feeling that it was undeserved. 1) (1952). By the time on the final Gaye/Terrell album, Easy, in 1969, Terrell's vocals were performed mostly by Valerie Simpson. (no. Half of the songs on You're All I Need were actual Gaye/Terrell duets, but the other half were Terrell solo songs with Gaye's vocals overdubbed onto them. Wish You Were Here .. Motown decided to try and carry on with the Gaye/Terrell recordings, issuing the You're All I Need album in 1968, which featured the hits "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By".

(duet with Perry Como). She was later diagnosed with a brain tumor, and her health continued to deterirate. Watermelon Weather .. On October 14, 1967, Terrell collapsed into Gaye's arms onstage while they were performing at the Hampden-Sydney College homecoming in Virginia. Turn Back The Hands Of Time. Real life couple Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson provided the writing and production for the Gaye/Terrell records; while Gaye and Terrell themselves were not lovers, they convincingly portrayed lovers on record. Thinking Of You (1950). Terrell and Gaye in particular had a good rapport, and their first album together, 1967's United, birthed the massive hits "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Your Precious Love".

Tell Me Why (1951) (also a big hit for The Four Aces, whose Al Alberts co-wrote the song). A number of Gaye's hit singles for Motown were duets with female artists such as Mary Wells, Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell; the first Gaye/Wells album, 1964's Together, was Gaye's first charting album. 1) (1953). He wanted instead to be a pop singer in the vein of Nat King Cole or Frank Sinatra, but settled for a blend of the styles of those artists and performers such as Jackie Wilson and his role model Sam Cooke. (no. "Pride and Joy" (1963) became a smash hit, but Gaye was discontented with the role he felt Motown Records kept him locked in, as a romantic balladeer and crooner, aiming always for chart success in the singles market. Oh My Pa-Pa .. 1963's "Hitch Hike" and "Can I Get a Witness" were also minor hits.

Maybe (1952) (duet with Perry Como). The single was written by Smokey Robinson, who created the title as a sly reference to the sometimes moody Gaye. Many Times (1953). Marvin Gaye's first three Motown singles were all unsuccessful; he fnally scored a minor hit with his fourth attempt, "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", in 1962. Lady Of Spain (1952). Not only part of the Motown family, he also became part of the Gordy family when he married Berry Gorsy's sister Anna in 1961. I'm Yours (1952). Popular and well-liked around Motown, Gaye already carried himself in a sophisiticated, gentleman-like manner, and had little need of training from Motown's in-house Artist Development director Miss Maxine Powell.

1) (1953) (with Sally Sweetland). 2", and co-wrote Marth & the Vandellas' 1964 hit "Dancing in the Street" and The Marvelettes' 1965 hit "Beechwood 4-5789". I'm Walking Behind You (no. Most notably, he is the drummer on Little Stevie Wonder's 1963 #1 hit "Fingertips--Pt. 1) (1954). As a session drummer and part-time songwriter, Gaye worked with The Miracles, The Contours, Martha & the Vandellas, and other Motown acts. I Need You Now (no. of Motown Records.

Heart (1955). After a concert in Detroit, Michigan, Gaye was recruited for a solo career by Berry Gordy, Jr. Dungaree Doll. "Mama Loocie", relased in 1959 on Chess Records, was Gaye's first single with the Moonglows. Count Your Blessings (1954). With Bo Diddley, The Rainbows released a single, "Wyatt Earp" in 1958 on Okeh, and were then recruited by Harvey Fuqua to become The Moonglows. Cindy, Oh Cindy. After high school, Gaye joined the United States Air Force and then, after being discharged, joined several doo wop groups, settling on The Rainbows, a popular local group in D.C.

Anytime (1951). Gaye got his start singing in the church choir, later learning to play the piano and drums to escape from his physically abusive father. A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him). The church has very strict codes of conduct and does not celebrate any holidays. Gaye was born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (He later added the "e" to imitate Sam Cooke, who did the same) in Washington, D.C., the son of the Reverend Marvin Gay, Sr., an ordained minister in the House of God, a conservative Christian sect which takes some elements of Pentecostalism and Orthodox Judaism. Kelly.

This achievement would pave the way for the successes of later self-sufficient singer-songwriter-producers in Black music, such as Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Babyface, and R. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, could write and produce his own singles without having to rely on the Motown system. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What's Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best soul albums of all time. Along with Stevie Wonder, Gaye is notable for fighting the hitmaking but creatively restrictive Motown record-making process, in which performers and songwriters/record producers were generally kept in separate camps.

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1973: "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)". 1973: "You're a Special Part of Me". 1970: "The Onion Song" (actually performed by Gaye and Valerie Simpson). 1969: "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Coem By".

1968: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing". 1968: "You're All I Need to Get By". 1967: "Your Precious Love". 1967: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

1966: "It Takes Two". 1982: "Sexual Healing". 1977: "Got To Give It Up". 1976: "I Want You".

1974: "Distant Lover". 1973: "Let's Get It On". 1972: "Trouble Man". 1971: "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)".

1971: "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)". 1971: "What's Going On". 1969: "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby". 1968: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (US #1).

1965: "Ain't That Peculiar". 1964: "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)". 1963: "Pride & Joy". 1963: "Can I Get a Witness".

1973: Diana & Marvin. 1969: Easy. 1968: You're All I Need. 1967: United.

1964: Together. 1982: Midnight Love. 1981: In Our Lifetime. 1978: Here, My Dear.

1977: Live at the London Palladium. 1976: I Want You. 1974: Marvin Gaye Live!. 1973: Let's Get It On.

1972: Trouble Man (soundtrack). 1971: What's Going On. 1970: That's The Way Love Is. 1969: Marvin Gaye & His Girls.

1969: M.P.G.. 1968: In the Groove (reissued in 1969 as I Heard It Through the Grapevine). 1966: The Moods of Marvin Gaye. 1965: A Tribute To The Great Nat "King" Cole.

1965: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You. 1964: When I'm Alone I Cry. 1964: Hello Broadway. 1963: Recorded Live on Stage.

1963: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow. 1961: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye.