Motown legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and Moonglows member Harvey Fuqua passed away at age 80 on Tuesday, July 6th 2010. In addition to founding the influential group The Moonglows, Fuqua helped guide the career of fellow legend Marvin Gaye. He is also noted for being one the key figures in the development of the Motown label.Before he got to Motown, Fuqua led The Moonglows with some of their biggest hits, including “Sincerely” and “Ten Commandments of Love.”During his career, he worked with other well-known musicians such as Etta James, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles.

First and for most he was a wonderful dear friend of mine and a inspiration as the head of Harvey Fuqua & The Moonglows.  He was very instrumental to The Temptations' development.   I love him and I miss him.

-- Dr. Otis Williams
Temptations

Harvey was one of the pioneers of the contemporary music business as the leader of Harvey & The Moonglows.  He, however successful as a writer and producer, I feel his greatest success was at the head of  Motown's artist development division where he was responsible for heading the creative group that developed the live performances of The Supremes, The Temptations , Marvin Gaye, and every other great Motown act... but most of all he was a great man ... and someone who's friendship I will hold in my heart forever. 

-- Shelly Berger
Manager, Temptations and former Motown executive

We are all so saddened to hear of the passing of one of our greatest family members.  Harvey Fuqua was a pioneer in his own right, bringing in and mentoring Marvin Gaye, Lamont Dozier and others, in the early years of Motown.  An incredible performer, producer, writer and executive, heading our Artist Development Department— Harvey did it all.  We will always love and miss him.

--Berry Gordy
Founder of Motown
 

Collection Features Karaoke Bonus Versions Of “I Want You Back,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There” and “Mama’s Pearl”

The Jackson 5 were fun to listen to and they were also a family. It is no surprise, then, that singing along with them to “ABC” or “I Want You Back” has brought other families together for decades and continues to do so today. Universal Music Family’s J Is For Jackson 5 (Motown/UMe), released March 30, 2010, collects a dozen of the group’s most mom-, dad- and kid-friendly greatest hits and fan favorites on one album – and adds karaoke versions of “I Want You Back,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There” and “Mama’s Pearl.”

Those four original master recordings were converted to split tracks – vocals on one channel and instrumentals on the other. When the balance control is turned one way, the vocals disappear; when turned the other way, the instrumentals fade away. So everyone can sing-along to the instrumental track without a karaoke machine or to the vocal track a cappella. The lyrics are provided in the album booklet. For the other selections, fans can sing-along to the full original recordings.

Until they emerged from Gary, Indiana, there had never been a singing group or a family quite like The Jackson 5. With Michael first hitting the big time when he was just 11 years old with teenage brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, the Jackson 5 became one of the biggest pop music phenomena in history, scoring No. 1 Pop hits with their first four singles.

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Mobile Music Studio Remixing App Features Five Jackson 5 Favorites:  ABC, Dancing Machine, I Want You Back, Mama's Pearl and The Love You Save

Austin, TX – SXSW Music Conference– March 19, 2010 – Easy as 1-2-3 – Starting today, Jackson 5 fans can remix five multi-platinum Jackson 5 songs and win over $6,000 in prizes. Universal Music Enterprises and EMI Publishing teamed up with ZOOZ Mobile, Inc., developers of the first mobile music studio, to launch ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users. ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix – the second in a series of custom branded ZOOZbeat music apps – features five Jackson 5 signature songs that helped sell more than 250 million albums worldwide in 40 years: “Dancing Machine,” “ABC,” “I Want You Back,” “Mama's Pearl” and “The Love You Save.” ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix transforms the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch into a mobile music studio, enabling anyone – with or without music training – to remix and re-create their own tracks with beats and samples from pop sensation Jackson 5  featuring Michael Jackson and brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon.

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