“WHAT’S GOING ON”  MARVIN GAYE | 1971 _______________ “What’s Going On” is a song by American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. Originally inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Renaldo “Obie” Benson, the song was composed by Benson, Al Cleveland, and Gaye and produced by Gaye himself. The … Continue reading MOTOWN! 50 YEARS AGO: MARVIN GAYE’S “WHAT’S GOING ON” RECALLED