by Roger Wink, VVN MusicDeke Richards, the songwriter who led the Motown writing and production team The Corporation, died on Sunday from esophageal cancer. He was 68.
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by Music-News.comOne of Motown’s bright lights behind the scenes in the 1960’s, writer and producer Frank Wilson, passed away on Thursday from prostate cancer. He was 71.
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