Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2; 1939 April 1; 1984) was an iconic two-time Grammy-winning American singer; songwriter; composer; multi-instrumentalist; and record producer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown record label in the 1960s and 1970s.Marvin began his career at Motown in 1961. He quickly became Motowns top solo male artist and scored numerous hits during the 1960s; among them Stubborn Kind of Fellow; How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You); I Heard It Through the Grapevine; and several hit duets with Tammi Terrell; including Aint No Mountain High Enough and Youre All I Need to Get By; before moving on to his own form of musical self-expression. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell for the Tamla (Motown) label. The song became a hit a second time in 1970, when a cover by fellow Motown artist Diana Ross became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award.Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2;.