Fuqua agreed to sell part of his interest in his contract with Gaye.
Impressed by the singer, Gordy sought Fuqua on his contract with Gaye. Gaye performed at president 's house during the holiday season in 1960. Gaye relocated to Detroit with Fuqua where he signed with Tri-Phi Records as a session musician, playing drums on several Tri-Phi releases. The group found work as for established acts such as, singing on the hits ' and '. The group recorded several sides for Chess in 1959, including the song 'Mama Loocie', which was Gaye's first lead vocal recording. Under Fuqua's direction, the group changed its name to Harvey and the New Moonglows, and relocated to Chicago.
Co-founder later hired The Marquees as employees. The group's sole single, 'Wyatt Earp' (co-written by Bo Diddley), failed to chart and the group was soon dropped from the label. Area and soon began working with, who assigned the group to subsidiary after failing to get the group signed to his own label. Gaye is second from the right behind a seated Fuqua.įollowing his return, Gaye and his good friend Reese Palmer formed the vocal. A 1959 promotional picture of and the New Moonglows. Since his death, many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors-including the, the, the and the. On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, him at their house in the district of Los Angeles. Following a period in Europe as a in the early, he released the 1982 hit ' and its parent album. His later recordings influenced several, such as.
Gaye helped to shape the sound of in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, including ', ' and ', and duet recordings with, and, later earning the 'Prince of Motown' and 'Prince of Soul'.ĭuring the 1970s, he recorded the albums and and became one of the first artists in Motown (joint with ) to break away from the reins of a production company. April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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