Harvey Fuqua - 2000

The Moonglows - 1952

Etta James and Harvey Fuqua - Click on Image

Harvey Fuqua - 1957

Harvey Fuqua - 1956 - Click on Image

The Moonglows - 1955

Harvey and the Moonglows with Marvin Gaye - 1958

Harvey Fuqua - Doo Wop Hall of Fame - Click on Image

Harvey and The Moonglows - 2000

 

Harvey Fuqua and Tommy Mitchell - 2003

Harvey Fuqua and Tommy Mitchell - 2003

 

 

Harvey Fuqua

"Mr. Quaz"

The Moonglows
(1957 - 1960)

Moonglows with Marvin Gaye
Chuck Barksdale, Marvin Gaye, James Nolan, Reese Palmer, Chester Simmons
Harvey Fuqua

In late 1957, a pair of sides were recorded featuring Fuqua and possibly Johnson, and in early 1958, a new single appeared entitled "Ten Commandments of Love," featuring Fuqua as a speaker. It reached number nine as an R&B hit and number 22 as a pop single, the group's best pop performance in two years and one of their biggest sellers, except that it wasn't credited to the Moonglows -- rather, it was also credited to Harvey & the Moonglows, and precisely who was singing on it behind Fuqua is still a matter of conjecture; some sources attribute the back-up to the original Moonglows, whereas others say with assurance that it was Fuqua's "new" Moonglows, actually formerly known as the Marquees, a Washington, D.C., outfit consisting of Marvin Gaye, Reese Palmer, James Kolan, and Chester Simmons. What is clear is that they accompanied Fuqua over the next year or so, credited as Harvey & the Moonglows. The group's ranks changed quickly -- though he kept Gaye, who had sung lead on the group's recording of "Mama Loocie," with him -- and eventually included a young Chuck Barksdale, from the Dells.

In addition to his work with the new group, Fuqua was featured on solo singles throughout 1958, including "Don't Be Afraid of Love," which he co-authored with Berry Gordy Jr. and Billy Davis, and he also turned up in the last (and best) of the Freed showcase films, Go Johnny Go.

Harvey Fuqua's professional association with Berry Gordy had begun when they met, on the Berry's visit to Chess Records to license the early sides of the Miracles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harvey Fuqua

 

The Record Labels
(Click on Label)

Champagne

 

Chance Record label

 

Chess Record Label

 

Harvey 1150

 

Tri Phi

 

 

Motown Record Label

 

RCA Record Label

 


The Artists
(Click on Picture)

Moonglows - 1955
Moonglows

Spinners - 1958
Spinners

 

Quails

 

Etta James
Etta James

 

Jr. Walker and the All Stars
Jr. Walker

 

Harvey anf The Moonglows with Marvin Gay
Harvey
& The Moonglows

 

Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye

 

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Tyrell
Marvin and Tammi

 

New Birth
New Birth

 

Nite-Liters
Nite-Liters

 

Sylvester
Sylvester

 

Reference Material - From my personal collection of books, magazines and LPs

American Singing Groups - Jay Warner | Acappella Street Corner Vocal Groups - Abe Santiago and Steve Dunham
They All Sang On The Corner - Phil Groia | Doo-Wop - Forgotten Third of Rock 'n Roll - Gribin and Schiff
Complete Book of Doo-Wop - Gribin and Schiff | Bim Bam Boom Collection | Doo Wop Jukebox Forum

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