Singer / songwriter / record producer Harvey Fuqua was born in Louisville, KY, on July 27, 1929. His uncle was 'Charles Fuqua . He left Motown in 1969 and went to RCA Records, where he stayed for a number of years, producing and managing. In 1982 he contacted his old friend Marvin Gaye, whom he hadn't seen for several years, and that eventually resulted in the production of one of Gaye's biggest hits, "Sexual Healing", from the album "Midnight Love". Fuqua was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Mooglows, in 2000. He died of a heart attack in Detroit, MI, in 2010.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (as a member of The Moonglows ).
Nephew of Charles Fuqua (of The Ink Spots ).
Uncle of director Antoine Fuqua.
Ex-brother-law of Berry Gordy.
