caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
fuqua in 2000 the tammi terrell , spinners , johnny bristol , new birth moonglows , sylvester , etc. , etta james , marvin gaye , 6 july 2010 detroit , michigan , u.s. 1951 & ndash ; 2000 louisville , kentucky , u.s. chess fantasy , motown -lrb- tamla-motown -rrb- , rca , harvey fuqua solo_singer 27 july 1929 vocals r & b , doo-wop , soul harvey fuqua.jpg harvey fuqua
 harvey fuqua singer executive , songwriter , record producer , record label
harvey fuqua

harvey fuqua -lrb- july 27 , 1929 -- july 6 , 2010 -rrb- 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 noted for later having been one of the key figures in the development of the motown label in detroit , michigan : his group gave marvin gaye 's musical career a start , and fuqua and his wife at the time , gwen gordy , distributed the very first motown hit single , barrett strong 's `` money -lrb- that 's what i want -rrb- '' , 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 is the nephew of charlie fuqua of the ink spots and is the uncle of filmmaker antoine fuqua .
