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Deke Richards

real name Dennis Lussier

Deke Richards is credited on 1,913 releases across 524 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,913

Credits

524

Albums

7

Decades active

638

In collections

Biography

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Deke Richards a.k.a. Dennis Lussier and Deke Lussier
Songwriter, producer, guitarist and keyboard player.
Born on 8th April 1944 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died on 24th March 2013 at Whatcom Hospice House, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
Deke passed away following a battle with esophageal cancer.
He was a member of the Motown Records songwriting team, The Corporation during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Corporation also included Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren.
Deke was also a member of the songwriting team The Clan.

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Credited work

1,913 releases · 524 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 2,117
  • Production · 924
  • Other credits · 54
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas · Son Québec · Capricorn Sound Studios · MoWest Studios

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