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Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye (he added the 'e' as a young man), was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range, who achieved major success in the 1960s and 1970s as an artist for the Motown Records label.
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Jessica Sanchez, the petite powerhouse who, in a surprise turn last week, barely escaped elimination on "American Idol" by earning the season's only "save" from the judges, once again delivered the goods with her rendition of Alicia Keys' "Fallin'" and a plaintive version of Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness.
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