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Tammi Terrell

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Nobody mentioned that he had married Tammi Terrell, Motown singer famous for her many duets with Marvin Gaye. She took her name from him. I think it should be mentioned --Floeticsoulchild (talk) 13:53, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This was not added because it is, at best, disputed. Some sources (like this and this) claim that they were married briefly, but others (like this) claim that they were not married, indeed did not know each other, and that she was simply given the stage name Terrell by Berry Gordy who thought that Montgomery (her true surname) was too long for bills. Perhaps this will now be cleared up following Ernie's death. Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:07, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Again, I've reverted the claim that they were married. Few reliable sources make the claim, and there is at least equal evidence to the contrary, including the biography written by her sister which absolutely refutes the idea. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:00, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]