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Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder, with, behind from left, James Jamerson, Earl Van Dyke and Robert White of the Funk Brothers, in 1967.
Motown Records Archives; thumbnail, L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame, 2006
Sylvia Moy
Died on April 15, 2017 at age 78
Ms. Moy, a Motown songwriter and producer, collaborated with Stevie Wonder on “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” and “My Cherie Amour,” helping him to become an adult star, and co-wrote hits for the Marvin Gaye-Kim Weston duet and the Isley Brothers.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.