Fuqua came to the attention of Berry Gordy when he observed Fuqua's marathon practice sessions while Fuqua rented a room at the home of his sister Esther Gordy and her husband George Edwards. Retaining Gaye, he gave the other three Marquees members tickets back to DC and traveled to Detroit where he began working with "See Saw" co-writer Billy Davis not to be confused with the Fifth Dimension member of the same name and Anna Gordy, whose brother Berry he had met when he came to Chess to lease the rights to the Miracles' "Bad Girl." Anna Records was having a huge hit with Barrett Strong's "Money." While with Anna, Fuqua recorded Lamont Anthony (aka Lamont Dozier) and Johnny Bristol, two talents who would later have huge success with Motown. The group also recorded under the "pun" name the Moonlighters, having a regional hit with "Soo-doo-Bedoo," which was inspired by the Chords' "Sh-Boom." In 1958, Fuqua left the Moonglows and label owner Leonard Chess suggested that he join Anna Records in nearby Detroit, MI. The group's "blow harmony" can be heard on other Chess hits: Most of All (number five R&B, spring 1955), "We Go Together" (number nine R&B, summer 1956, later covered by Jan & Dean), the double-sided hit "See Saw" (number six R&B, b/w "When I'm With You," number 15 R&B, fall 1956), a cover of Percy Mayfield's 1950 gold hit "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (number 5 R&B, summer 1957), and "Ten Commandments of Love" (number nine R&B, fall 1958), credited to Harvey and the Moonglows, whose lineup consisted of former members of the Washington, D.C., doo wop group the Marquees: Marvin Gaye, Reese Palmner, James Knowland, Chester Simmons, and Chuck Barksdale on loan from the Dells. Their Chess single "Sincerely" parked at number one R&B for two weeks, number 20 pop on Billboard's charts in late 1954.
The following year, the group signed with Art Sheridan's Chicago, IL-based Chance label, scoring a regional hit with a cover of Doris Day's "Secret Love." When Chance folded that same year, label exec Ewart Abner suggested they try to get a deal with another Chicago label, Chess Records. The Moonglows' first releases were for Freed's Champagne label in 1953.
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The 1978 movie American Hot Wax featured a fictional group that was based on the Moonglows and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Originally called the Crazy Sounds, Freed christened the group the Moonglows. Mentored by legendary rock & roll DJ Alan Freed, the group appeared with Freed on his radio show, concerts, and with him in the movies Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) the soundtrack was issued on CD by MCA and Mr. Born on July 27, 1929, in Louisville, KY, Harvey Fuqua (the nephew of Charlie Fuqua of the Ink Spots) started the Moonglows with lead singer and fellow Louisville native Bobby Lester (JanuOctober 15, 1980), Alexander Graves (born April 17, 1930, Cleveland, OH), and Prentiss Barnes (April 12, 1925, Magnolia, MS). Harvey Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo wop group the Moonglows, was an early mentor of Marvin Gaye (co-producing "Sexual Healing" and Gaye's hit duets with Tammi Terrell), helped to develop several Motown acts, and helped to launch the careers of '70s soul-pop group New Birth and disco superstar Sylvester ("Dance (Disco Heat)," "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real"). This Biography is from on All Music Guide:
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