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OBITUARY: Harvey Fuqua, Pioneering R&B Singer, Songwriter and Producer, Dies

Harvey Fuqua, 80, a singer, songwriter, record producer and early mentor of Marvin Gaye, died of a heart attack Tuesday at a Detroit hospital, according to Ron Brewington of the Motown Alumni Assn. The Louisville, Ky., native founded the R&B-doo-wop group the Moonglows, which signed with DJ Alan Freed. The group's first single was the 1954 hit "Sincerely...

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19:31 on July 7 2010

OBITUARY: Harvey Fuqua, Pioneering R&B Singer, Songwriter and Producer, Dies

All About Jazz — Harvey Fuqua, 80, a singer, songwriter, record producer and early mentor of Marvin Gaye, died of a heart attack Tuesday at a Detroit hospital, according to Ron Brewington... more info

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