Harvey Fuqua

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Harvey Fuqua
Fuqua in 2000
Background information
Born	(1929-07-27)July 27, 1929 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	July 6, 2010(2010-07-06) (aged 80) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	R&B doo-wop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer, record label executive
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1951–2000
Labels	Chess Motown RCA Fantasy

Harvey Fuqua^{[needs IPA]} (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American R&B 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.