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Raheem DeVaughn: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye

Seeing Raheem DeVaughn perform is always an experience. A grand experience, void of disappointment, heavy on anticipation. Every song is sung with feeling and soul, whether it be his own, or a Marvin Gaye cover.   Raheem DeVaughn performing Marvin Gaye tribute hits. Photo/CD Brown DeVaughn, and friends, paid tribute to the iconic Marvin Gaye at the Grand Theatre for the Performing Arts on the campus of PG Community College Friday, the eve of what would have been Gaye’s 83 rd birthday. Flanked by a ten-piece band, complete with horns, bass and electric guitar players, two drummers and a keyboard player, the band’s harmonious effort mesmerized and displayed true, artistic sound to the very end.   Performing Gaye’s staple song, ‘ What’s Going On ?, DeVaughn took the audience on a 1970s ride with sultry sounds revealing what he has going on.  Perhaps the reason DeVaughn sings the songs of Marvin Gaye so effortlessly (it seems) is because he is working on another tribute project that