Sylvia Moy
American songwriter and record producer (1938-2017)
Sylvia Rose Moy (September 15, 1938 – April 15, 2017) was an American songwriter and record producer. She was associated with the Motown Records group. She was the first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts.[1] She is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder.
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Birth name | Sylvia Rose Moy |
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | September 15, 1938
Died | April 15, 2017 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 78)
Genres | Soul music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
Moy died of complications from pneumonia in Dearborn, Michigan on April 15, 2017, at the age of 78.[2]
References
change- ↑ Sylvia Moy, Songwriters Hall of Fame Archived 2017-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 April 2017
- ↑ McCollum, Brian (April 16, 2017). "Sylvia Moy, Motown pioneer and Stevie Wonder collaborator, dies at 78". Detroit Free Press.
Other websites
change- Sylvia Moy on IMDb
- Adam White, "Sylvia and Stevie: inspiration and influence" Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine