contemporaries of the Jacksons and were then being produced in Chicago by the late Curtis Mayfield. They ultimately had only one major hit, but may have been part of the reason the Jackson 5 group could not get signed in Chicago, just as Berry Gordy, the owner of Motown, did not yet want the trouble of working with minors which he was experiencing with Stevie Wonder over in Detroit. In May 2009, Keith had put items from the Steeltown era that he kept in a vault up for auction, including "a sizable number of mint-condition copies of "Big Boy" in 45 rpm format and 100 copies of "We Don't Have To Be Over 21 (to Fall in Love)". Keith stated, "I could use the money ... I got these guys off the ground ... I didn't truly get real money for it". Death Gordon Keith died on November 17, 2020. Other singers and groups Keith also managed and produced for the following: Maxine Crayton – "Don't Take Your Love" / "You Better Stop": Steeltown (#670, 1967) Ripples & Waves Plus Michael – "Let Me Carry Your Schoolbooks" / "I Never Had A Girl": Steeltown (#688, 1971) Songs and records by Gordon Keith Keith was a vocalist, his own songs on '45' records: "A Teenagers Answer": Tower Records (Promotional #383) Why Do't You Write (Lee Bates) / "Look Ahead" (Keith): Dragon Records "I'll Try To Please You" / "This Is How I Feel": One-Derful! Records (#4844, January 14, 1963) "Sweet And Kind" / "Don't Listen to the Grapevine": Steeltown (#686, 1968) "Look Ahead" / "Where Do I Go From Here": Calumet Records (#682, 1975) "I'll Try To Please You": Steel Town Records (#688, A/B) "Tell the Story" / "Don't Take Kindness For Weakness": Steeltown Records (1981) See also List of record labels List of songs recorded by the Jackson 5 Notes References 1939 births 2020 deaths The Jackson 5 African-American record producers Record producers from Indiana African-American businesspeople Musicians from Gary, Indiana 21st-century African-American people