Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a U.S. postage stamp when the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington, DC
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2004 --Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a commemorative U. S. postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington, D.C.
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni Association (MAA), Los Angeles chapter.
"We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June," says Ron Brewington, chapter Executive Director. "Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which garnered thousands of signatures of support."
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April, 2004, which would have been his 65th birthday.
"But the U.S. Postal Service and the Postmaster General, on the recommendation of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for planning, design, production and distribution," says Brewington. "They had already made their selections for 2004 and 2005."
This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign, soliciting support from politicians in Los Angeles, Washington, DC and Detroit, Michigan.
"The Los Angeles City Council, on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks, gave a unanimous passage of a resolution, which was also endorsed by L.A. Mayor James Hahn," says Brewington. "A resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the L.A. County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed."
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif. State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and Calif. State Senator Kevin Murray, in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984.
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent endorsement campaign, "Stars For Marvin," spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by Brewington.
A partial list of celebrity supporters include:
James Brown (singer)
Smokey Robinson (singer)
Burt Bacharach (songwriter/producer)
Quincy Jones (producer)
Muhammad Ali (boxer)
Lou Rawls (singer)
Paul McCartney (singer/producer)
Wayne Newton (singer)
Dick Clark (producer)
Nancy Wilson (singer)
Pat Boone (singer)
Della Reese (singer)
Ben Vereen (singer/dancer)
Harvey Fuqua (singer)
Nancy Sinatra (singer)
Issac Hayes (singer)
Otis Williams (singer/founder, "The Temptations")
Usher (singer)
Dionne Warwick (singer)
India.Arie (singer)
Snoop Dogg (rapper)
R. Kelly (singer)
Alabama (singing group)
Linda Hopkins (singer)
Hall & Oates (singing group)
Glen Campbell (singer)
The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)
Alicia Keys (singer)
Tyrese (singer/actor)
Nelly (hip-hop artist)
Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)
Ronald Isley (singer)
Wayne Brady (talk show host)
Danny Glover (actor)
Don King (fight promoter)
"Butch" Lewis (promoter)
Tobey Maguire (actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)
Ike Turner (singer)
Bobby Womack (singer)
Duke Fakir (original member, "The Four Tops")
Marilyn McCoo (original member, "The Fifth Dimension")
Billy Davis, Jr. (original member, "The Fifth Dimension")
Robert Guilluame (actor)
Blair Underwood (actor)
MC Lyte (hip-hop artist)
Morgan Freeman (actor)
Michael McDonald (singer)
Darryl McDaniels (original member, "Run-DMC")
Woody Harrelson (actor)
Dean Cain (actor)
'Sugar' Shane Mosley (boxer)
Philip Bailey (singer)
Martin Luther King III (SCLC)
Don Cheadle (actor)
Barbara Mandrell (singer)
Patti La Belle (singer)
Gladys Knight (singer)
Debbie Allen (actress)
Nickolas Ashford (singer)
Valerie Simpson (singer)
Mary Wilson (original member "The Supremes")
Shyne (hip-hop artist)
Pauly Shore (actor)
Leon Ware (singer)
Robert Evans (producer)
Richard Perry (producer)
Tyson Beckford (supermodel)
Teena Marie (singer)
Carl Franklin (director)
Eddie George (NFL player)
Jermaine Dupri (producer/artist)
Brock Peters (actor)
Maurice Greene (athlete) Jamie Foxx (actor)
The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer)
Hidden Beach Recordings
Tony Rich (singer)
La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)
Esai Morales (actor)
The Black Eyed Peas Russell Gunn (trumpter)
John 'Sly' Wilson (singer)
May May Ali (actress)
Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)
Bobby Taylor (singer) Sheila Frazier (actress)
Mable John (singer) Kim Weston (singer)
James Reynolds (actor) Martha Reeves (singer)
Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)
Dick Smothers (comedian)
Tom Smothers (comedian)
Brian Holland Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer) Beenie Man (singer)
Eddie Holland (songwriter)
Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer) Scherrie Payne (singer)
Freda Payne (singer) Bobby Rogers (singer)
David E. Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)
Bill Overton (actor) Lesley Mess (singer)
Jo-Marie Payton (actress Anthony B (singer)
Tisha Campbell (actress)
Ray Parker, Jr. (singer)
Lamont Dozier (songwriter/singer)
Dennis Edwards (singer, "The Temptations")
Ali Ollie Woodson (singer, "The Temptations")
Bubba Knight (original member, "Gladys Knight & The Pips")
Walter Orange (singer)
Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)
Allan 'Dr.Licks' Slutsky (musician)
Uriel Jones (musician)
Jack Ashford (musician)
Joe Messina (musician)
Eddie Willis (musician)
Bob Babbitt (musician)
Joe Hunter (musician)
Baby Cham (singer)
Garth Trinidad (singer)
J-Boogie (singer)
Judy Pace (actress)
Jay Warner (author)
Boom Shaka (singer)
Buju Banton (singer)
Ce 'Cile (singer) David Gad (singer)
DJ Fraze 1 (singer)
DJ JFX (singer)
DJ Red Lox (singer)
DJ Special (singer)
Half Pint (singer)
Iron Armor (singer)
Lady Saw (singer)
Issac Haile Selassie (singer)
Red Rat (singer)
Ky-Mani Marley (singer)
Scientist (singer)
Lee Scratch Perry (singer)
Sean Paul (singer)
Spragga Benz (singer)
Tok (singer)
The Wailing Souls (singer)
Mikey Dread (singer)
Mad Professor (singer)
Tippa Irie (singer)
That Darn Kat (singer)
DJ Addverse (hip-hop)
DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)
Doctor Dre & Ed Lover
Frank & Dank
Freddie Foxxx (hip-hop)
Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)
Lil Maxso (hip-hop)
Pete Rock (hip-hop)
Poet Named Life
Phife Dawg & Jarobi
Rise and Shine
Spinderella (hip-hop)
?uest Love (The Roots)
Motiv8 DJ Alicia
DJ Jason Henry
DJ Moses
DJ Rasta Root
Sy Richardson
(actor)
Wren T. Brown (actor)
Paula Kelly (actress/singer)
Ted Lange (actor)
Marla Gibbs (actress)
Todd Bridges (actor)
Hattie Winston (actress)
Glenn Turman (actor)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress)
Ashley Ta'Mar Davis (actress)
Dick Anthony Williams (actor)
Anna Maria Hordsford (actress)
William L. Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)
Jordan Brand Dorian Gregory (actor)
Chester Whitmore (dancer/choreographer)
Robert Hooks (actor)
Michael Eric Dyson (author)
Mel Carter (singer)
Louis Price (singer Virginia Capers (actress)
Stogie Kenyetta (actor)
Johnny Bristol (singer)
Dule Hill (actor) Henry Simmons (actor)
The Whispers (singing group)
Musiq (singer)
The Dells (singing group)
BeBe Winans (singer)
Take 6 (singing group)
Carl Anderson (singer)
Cedric "The Entertainer" (actor)
H.B. Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements, including inclusion into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy, two Grammy Awards, a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion on Hollywood's RockWalk.
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