| LC control no. | n 96004618 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fuqua, Harvey |
| See also | Corporate body: Betty & Dupree Corporate body: Etta & Harvey |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1929-07-27 |
| Death date | 2010-07-06 |
| Place of birth | Louisville (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Affiliation | Crazy Sounds (Jazz vocal group) Harvey and the Moonglows (Musical group) Moonglows (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Composers Lyricists Singers |
| Found in | Coming together, p1972: container (Harvey Fuqua) The best of Chess rock 'n' roll [SR] p1987: label (Ten commandments of love (Harvey & the Moonglows)) Enc. of pop. mus., 1998 (Fuqua, Harvey; b. July 27, 1929, Louisville, Ky.) New York times WWW site, July 8, 2010 (in obituary published July 7: Harvey Fuqua; b. in Louisville, Ky.; d. Tuesday [July 6, 2010], Detroit, aged 80; R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who was an early mentor to Marvin Gaye) African American National Biography, accessed January 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Fuqua, Harvey; music producer, songwriter, rhythm and blues musician, singer; born 27 July 1929 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States; founder of the Crazy Sounds, jazz vocal group evolving into the Moonglows (1950's); released classic hit, Sincerely (1954); changed name to Harvey and the Moonglows, releasing The Ten Commandments of Love (1958); transformed group the Marquees with Marvin Gaye into Harvey and the Moonglows; partnered with Johnny Bristol, writing hits such as Gaye and Terrell's, If I Could Build My Whole World around You and Diana Ross and the Supremes' Someday We'll Be Together, among others (1967, 1969); produced hits for New Birth; produced Sylvester and Two Tons of Fun (1980's); honors as part of Moonglows include, Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award (1995); inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (1999); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000); died 06 July 2010 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) Great R & B duets, ℗2000: container (Betty & Dupree; performers of "I hope you're satisfied," ℗1959; Etta & Harvey; performers of "If I can't have you," ℗1960) insert (Betty & Dupree were Etta James and Harvey Fuqua; later recorded as Etta and Harvey) |
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