Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZFUQUA, Harvey(b 27 July 1929, Louisville KY; d 6 July 2010, Detroit) Vocalist, writer, producer, mover and shaker in black vocal groups. He formed the Moonglows in Cleveland '51 with Bobby Lester (b 13 January 1930; d 15 October 1980), Alexander Graves (b 17 April 1930), Prentis Barnes (b 1921), and Billy Johnson (b 1924, d 29 April 1987) on guitar. Fuqua sang bass on R&B hits '54-7 on Chess including no. 2 'Sincerely' (covered by the McGuire Sisters for the pop market), 'See-Saw', 'Please Send Me Someone To Love'; he also recorded as Bobby Lester and the Moonlighters on Checker; as Harvey and the Moonglows had '58 hit 'Ten Commandments Of Love' with his bass lead; all those named also crossed over to the pop chart. |