Harvey Fuqua

African-American soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive.
Born July 27, 1929, Louisville, Kentucky. Died from a heart attack in a hospital in Detroit on July 6, 2010.
Founded [a=The Moonglows] in the 1950s. Joined [l=Anna Records] and married [a=Gwen Gordy]. The label was later sold to his brother-in-law [a=Berry Gordy] and Fuqua became a longtime [l=Motown] songwriter and executive. Also established the [l=Harvey (2)] and [l=Tri-Phi] Records labels.
Had a special role in [a=Marvin Gaye]'s career as band mates in The Moonglows, as the man that introduced Gaye to Gordy and as the producer of Gaye's 1982 comeback album "[m=66820]", released shorty before Gaye was shot to death.
He is the nephew of [a=charlie fuqua] and the uncle of .