Hello.
Most of Marvin Gaye's songs (music & lyrics) are owned by his estate
which consists of his children, Nona Gaye, Marvin Gaye III, and
Frankie Gaye.
See:
Marvin Gaye Set for Pullman Bond, Business Wire, Sept 20, 2000
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Sept_20/ai_65321162
A database search at the American Society of Composers, Authors &
Publishers confirms that the vast majority of Gaye's songs are owned
by his three children.
http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?mode=search
For example, under the entry for "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)"
the owners of the song are listed as FCG MUSIC (presumably Frankie
Gaye), M G III MUSIC (i.e., Marvin Gaye III) and NMG MUSIC (i.e.,
Nona Gaye). The mailing address for all three of the Gaye children is:
% EMI APRIL MUSIC INC
C/O EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING
810 SEVENTH AVE
NEW YORK , NY, 10019
The telephone number for EMI Music Publishing's copyright department
is (212) 830-2036.
A few of Gaye's earliest songs from the 1960s are owned by JOBETE
MUSIC, a publishing company started by Motown's Berry Gordy. Jobete
is also affiliated with EMI Music Publishing and the contact
information is the same as above.
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search strategy:
"marvin gaye estate" songs
ascap: marvin gaye
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