Jackson 5 Songwriter/Producer Deke Richards Passes Away at 68
L to R: Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonso Mizell (UMe)Deke Richards, a songwriter and producer who worked on many of The Jackson 5 's biggest hits as well as hits for other Motown acts, **** Sunday in Bellingham, Washington, after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 68.
Richards led the famed Motown songwriting and production team known as "The Corporation," which also included Motown founder Berry Gordy, the late Freddie Perren and the late Alphonso Mizell. read more ≫

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