I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye / 1968
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul”.
“I Heard It Through The Grapevine” ranked 1 at the US Billboard Hot 100 and also in the UK in 1969.