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Deke Richards

American record producer and songwriter
Person Human Q5252786

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 8, 1944
Date of death
March 24, 2013
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Bellingham
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
record producer, composer, songwriter
Father
Dane Lussier[8]
Genre
rhythm and blues[13]
Cause of death
esophageal cancer[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Birth name
Dennis Lussier[21]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
Family name
Lussier[16]
Given name
Dennis[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Member of
The Corporation, The Clan[10][11]
Pseudonym
Deke Richards[18]
Record label
Motown[14]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000362756527
VIAF cluster ID
72149106196868491564
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2021007277
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000814546
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1028361
Discogs artist ID
285482, 391729
Europeana entity
agent/base/72011
Find a Grave memorial ID
107326592
Freebase ID
/m/05nmhr
GTAA ID
259031
Genius artist ID
Deke-richards
HAND ID
99DE-86C8-A67C-B79F-5739
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Hyperion Records person ID
C6207
IMDb ID
nm0527245
IPI name number
00041297297
MusicBrainz artist ID
72c73a5b-1154-4944-97f8-defb1c6ac47c
Pitchfork artist ID
11858-deke-richards
Prabook ID
2382188
Rate Your Music artist ID
deke_richards
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4518
TMDB person ID
101218

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 24
ABC, ABC, The Love You Save, The Love You Save, Easy Love, Easy Love, Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tomorrow +16 more
Mb:composer 6
I'm Still Waiting, I'm Still Waiting, It's Great to Be Here, It's Great to Be Here, O.P.P., O.P.P.
Mb:lyricist 4
I'm Still Waiting, I'm Still Waiting, It's Great to Be Here, It's Great to Be Here
Occupation 3
composer, record producer, songwriter
Mb:member of band 2
The Clan, The Corporation
← Producer 2
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, Touch Me in the Morning
Cause of death 1
esophageal cancer
Compositions 1
I Want You Back
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
rhythm and blues
Given name 1
Dennis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Los Angeles
Place of death 1
Bellingham
Record label 1
Motown
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
300
← Lyricist 1
I Want You Back
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Summary

Deke Richards was born on April 8, 1944[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He died on March 24, 2013[3], in Bellingham[4]. He worked as a record producer[5], composer[6], and songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Deke Richards born?

Deke Richards was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did Deke Richards die?

Deke Richards died in Bellingham[4].

Who were Deke Richards's parents?

Deke Richards's father was Dane Lussier[8].

What did Deke Richards do for work?

Deke Richards worked as a record producer[5], composer[6], and songwriter[7].

Related Entities

300 Los Angeles Motown United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . detroitnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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