10. Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell
Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell died on July 5 at 68 years old to an unknown cause. Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell (and his brothers) were members of The Corporation, the Motown hit-making production team that wrote and produced all of The Jackson 5’s essential early hits from 1969 through 1971, including “I Want You Back,” and “ABC” . The Corporation also consisted of Motown founder Berry Gordy and writer-producers Deke Richards, who brought Fonce to the company.
