Mercy, mercy me : the art, loves, and demons of Marvin Gaye / Michael Eric Dyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyson, Michael Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Gaye, Marvin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 290 p. ; 22 cm.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Civitas Books, c2004.

Contents:

Ain't nothing like the real thing : Marvin Gaye's meaning

What's going on : Marvin, Motown and me

Stubborn kind of fellow : the search for a style

If this world were mine : the politics of soul music

Somethin' like sanctified : sexuality and spirituality

How sweet it is to be loved by you : black love and secret romance

Come live with me, Angel : eroticism and exodus

Father, father, father, we don't need to escalate : Afroedipalism, corporal punishment, and the politics of self-destruction

Troubleman : from the Prince of Motown to the Pied Piper of R & B.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography (p. 253-260), and index.

OCLC:

301489429