Eddie Holland sat shocked, reeling “like thunder was hitting me in my head.” It was the evening of Feb. 8, he was home in Los Angeles, and he’d just gotten the phone call. Mary Wilson was dead. Their ...
At Motown and beyond, It’s never been the same old song for Brian Holland, Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier. And there’s a story – or, rather, stories – to every one of them. The Detroit-born trio of ...
Detroit native Lamont Dozier, part of Motown's mighty Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting-production team, died Monday at 81. Friends and collaborators reacted Tuesday to his passing, including Smokey ...
Picture this: It’s the mid-1960s, and a lively party is going on at the Detroit home of Mary Wilson of the Supremes. The beautiful Wilson has plenty of food and the record player going at her chic ...
Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and an abundance of other hits that helped make Motown an ...
Including a rare German language version by The Supremes, and performances by Ringo, Manhattan Transfer, The J. Geils Band, Adam Ant, Stooshe & more. As an adjunct to our ongoing Songwriter U series, ...
Brothers Eddie Holland and Brian Holland are songwriters who, with Lamont Dozier, helped create the Motown sound. Eddie, 83, and Brian, 81, are co-authors of “Come and Get These Memories” (Omnibus), a ...
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Edward Holland, of the immortal Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, claims Structured Asset Sales and its director David Pullman falsely claim ownership of dozens of songs ...
Songwriter Lamont Dozier has died at age 81. Along with Brian and Eddie Holland, Dozier co-wrote dozens hits for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and others. His death was announced by his son ...