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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Motown producer
human
record producer
songwriter
songwriting and production team
activeIn 1960s music industry
1970s music industry
associatedWith Berry Gordy NERFINISHED
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
songwriting
genre R&B
pop music
soul music
influenced pop-soul crossover sound of the early 1970s
language English
member Berry Gordy NERFINISHED
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
creating early Jackson 5 hits
notableWork ABC NERFINISHED
Goin’ Back to Indiana NERFINISHED
I Want You Back NERFINISHED
Mama’s Pearl NERFINISHED
Maybe Tomorrow NERFINISHED
The Love You Save NERFINISHED
occupation composer
record producer
songwriter
partOf Motown songwriting and production team
recordLabel Motown
wroteFor Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
Diana Ross NERFINISHED
Jackson 5 NERFINISHED
Martha and the Vandellas NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED

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Everything Is Everything (album) producer Deke Richards
subject surface form: Everything Is Everything
I Want You Back songwriter Deke Richards
The Love You Save songwriter Deke Richards
Someone to Call My Lover writer Deke Richards