Harvey Fuqua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey Fuqua

American musician, record producer

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2010

Profession: singer, record producer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s.
He is notable as one of the key figures in the development of the Motown label in Detroit, Michigan.
His group gave Marvin Gaye a start in his music career.
Fuqua and his wife at the time, Gwen Gordy, distributed the first Motown hit single, Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)", on their record label, Anna Records.
Fuqua later sold Anna Records to Gwen's brother Berry Gordy and became a songwriter and executive at Motown.
He was the nephew of Charlie Fuqua of the Ink Spots and the uncle of the filmmaker Antoine Fuqua.