Hay began to let his hair grow more than 50 years ago because he often got sick after a haircut, the Vietnam News quoted his wife, Nguyen Thi Hoa, as saying. Media reports said he lived a simple life as a herbalist, but his hair could complicate things.
This song was written by the Motown songwriter Leon Ware and his songwriting partner T-Boy Ross (Diana Ross' brother). Ware originally intended to record it himself, but after Motown CEO Berry Gordy heard a rough version of it, he convinced Ware to give the song to Marvin Gaye. When Gaye recorded the song in 1975, the singer was inspired by his relationship with his nineteen-year-old girlfriend Janis Hunter.
Who originally sang It had to be you? The song It Had To Be You was originally written and published in 1924 by musician Isham Jones and lyricist Gus Kahn. The first recording of this song was recorded by Sam â¦Lanin & his Orchestra for the Okeh label. It was recorded on March 20th, 1924.