The Moonglows

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vocal group

The Moonglows were an influential American doo-wop and R&B vocal group of the 1950s known for their smooth harmonies and hits like "Sincerely."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	vocal group ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1964 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1951 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Harvey and the Moonglows NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moon Glows NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct	Harvey Fuqua NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCity	Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartSuccess	Sincerely reached high positions on R&B charts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	1950s ⓘ early 1960s ⓘ
formedIn	Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Bobby Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Fuqua NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	doo-wop ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear	2000 ⓘ
hitSingle	Most of All NERFINISHED ⓘ Sincerely NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Commandments of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	later Motown vocal groups ⓘ
influencedGenre	doo-wop ⓘ soul music ⓘ
member	Alexander Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Billy Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobby Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Fuqua NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Prentiss Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOfBandVersion	Harvey and the Moonglows NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalStyle	smooth vocal harmonies ⓘ
notableMemberLaterCareer	Marvin Gaye became a major Motown solo artist NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Most of All NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Send Me Someone to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ See Saw NERFINISHED ⓘ Sincerely NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Commandments of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ We Go Together NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForNotability	pioneering doo-wop harmonies and influential R&B recordings ⓘ
recordLabel	Chance Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Chess Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalArrangementStyle	blow harmony style ⓘ

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Chess Records → notableArtist → The Moonglows ⓘ

Alan Freed → promotedArtists → The Moonglows ⓘ

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. → memberOf → The Moonglows ⓘ

subject surface form: Marvin Gaye