Songwriter, Producer. Remembered for her successful association as a songwriter with Motown Records during the company's heyday. Born Sylvia Rose Moy, into a large family, she was raised in Detroit. She was initially interested in Jazz and Classical music during her high school years, prior to joining the writing staff at Motown Records of which also included Ashford and Simpson. A failed attempt at a singing career led to a chance meeting with Marvin Gaye at a local Detroit nightclub, for which led to her introduction to Motown Records. Among one of her earliest hits was her co-penning of the Stevie Wonder single "Uptight" (Everything's Alright", 1965), for which was followed with her co-writing of the Isley Brothers hit "This Old Heart of Mine" (1966). Other songs include "It Takes Two" (1966), by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967), by Stevie Wonder and "My Cherie Amour" (1968), by Stevie Wonder. She gradually gained power at Motown in creativity and production. During the course of her career, she received multiple Grammy Awards and in 1974, she co-founded the Center for Creative Communications, also referred to as "Masterworks", for which assists young adults in the field of telecommunications and media arts. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. She died of complications from pneumonia.
Songwriter, Producer. Remembered for her successful association as a songwriter with Motown Records during the company's heyday. Born Sylvia Rose Moy, into a large family, she was raised in Detroit. She was initially interested in Jazz and Classical music during her high school years, prior to joining the writing staff at Motown Records of which also included Ashford and Simpson. A failed attempt at a singing career led to a chance meeting with Marvin Gaye at a local Detroit nightclub, for which led to her introduction to Motown Records. Among one of her earliest hits was her co-penning of the Stevie Wonder single "Uptight" (Everything's Alright", 1965), for which was followed with her co-writing of the Isley Brothers hit "This Old Heart of Mine" (1966). Other songs include "It Takes Two" (1966), by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967), by Stevie Wonder and "My Cherie Amour" (1968), by Stevie Wonder. She gradually gained power at Motown in creativity and production. During the course of her career, she received multiple Grammy Awards and in 1974, she co-founded the Center for Creative Communications, also referred to as "Masterworks", for which assists young adults in the field of telecommunications and media arts. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. She died of complications from pneumonia.
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