The Motown artist met a tragic end on April 1, 1984, when his father shot him in the middle of a family argument with the gun that he himself had given him
The musician was the first witness called by the defense Thursday after the heirs of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 hit, finished presenting their arguments that their copyrights were infringed by “Thinking Out Loud”
The heirs of Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, Ed Townsend, are suing Sheeran in a trial that started in Manhattan federal court Monday. They say Sheeran’s 2014 hit is so similar to ‘Let’s Get It On’ that it violates copyright
It saw the birth of punk, new wave, hip hop, funk and electronic music, as well as the rise of legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elton John and Tom Petty