June 14, 2019
What:
Dockweiler Post Office dedicated in honor of legendary Marvin Gaye
Who:
Congresswoman Karen Bass and Los Angeles Postmaster Joe Zapata
When:
Saturday, June 15, 2019
12:30 p.m.
Where:
Dockweiler Post Office
3585 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Background:
Marvin Gaye was one of the most influential music performers of his generation. Also known as the “Prince of Soul,” he helped shape the buoyant sound of the Motown record label in the 1960s and broaden the scope of R&B music in the 1970s. Released in 1971, his expansive masterwork, What’s Going On, is widely considered one of the greatest recordings in the history of American popular music.
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