Harvey Fuqua & The New Moonglows
In 1958, shortly after the Moonglows recorded their final hit, "The Ten Commandments of Love", Harvey Fuqua re-asserted himself as the group's lead singer, putting Bobby Lester further in the background and causing friction among group members.
The biggest blow came when Fuqua spotted a young vocal group, the Marquees from Washington, D.C., and took the talented quartet of Reese Palmer, Chester Simmons, James Knowland and nineteen-year-old lead singer Marvin Gaye under his wing. The group had recently recorded (unsuccessfully) on the Okeh record label after being discovered by rock icon Bo Diddley when Fuqua found them.
Recording with fifth member Chuck Barksdale, who had been (and would again become) the bass singer of The Dells, Fuqua hired them as his new Moonglows. This group recorded songs such as "Twelve Months of the Year" (featuring a speaking part by Marvin Gaye), "Beatnik" and "Mama Loocie", which (the first recorded lead by Gaye), released in 1959.
The forming of the "New Moonglows" ended the affiliation of the original Moonglows. In 1959 and 1960, Fuqua also recorded several duets for the Chess label with the singer of "Roll with Me Henry" (and future blues superstar) Etta James. The other four Moonglows recruited bass John Bowie to fill their commitments, and then disbanded.
HARVEY FUQUA & THE NEW MOONGLOWS...TWELVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
(Marvin Gaye Does The Opening & Closing Recitation Portion Of The Song)
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Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 11, 2009 at 12:41am
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I love the pic on the youtube too. Mmmmm!
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It made me know Marvin better and I just can't express what 'that' means. He was soooo articulate!
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Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 11, 2009 at 12:00am
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Those interviews are priceless
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This is an awesome post--and that interview is off the chain too that I posted yesterday. I'm surprised more folks didn't comment on it. Bravo Sole!
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Resourceful INDEED!!!! Those are classics!!!!! You did that with Cooley High! I ain't forgot! LOLOLOL!!!! *clapping*
EXCELLENT in the Key of 7!!!!!
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You learn something new everyday, i never knew Harvey fired The Original Moonglows and hired Marvin and Nem....LOL
That pic on my Marquees blog, i had to pause a youtube video and take a pic with my camera, so i could have a pic to go with my blog....LMBO. Resourceful Numba 7.....LOL
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This is primo right here! I'm so excited I can't breathe! WooooooooLawdie!!
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