Deke Richards
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Deke Richards was an American songwriter and record producer best known as a key member of Motown’s “The Corporation” team that created many of the Jackson 5’s early hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deke Richards canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Motown producer
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ songwriting and production team ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s music industry
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1970s music industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berry Gordy
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Fonce Mizell NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Perren NERFINISHED ⓘ Motown sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownAs | key member of Motown’s The Corporation team ⓘ |
| birthName | Dennis Lussier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music production
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songwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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pop music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| influenced | pop-soul crossover sound of the early 1970s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| member |
Berry Gordy
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Deke Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Fonce Mizell NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Perren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Deke Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-writing early Jackson 5 hits
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creating early Jackson 5 hits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ABC
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Goin’ Back to Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ I Want You Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Mama’s Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybe Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love You Save NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | Motown songwriting and production team ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Bobby Darin
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Diana Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha and the Vandellas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supremes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Everything Is Everything