Hey Arnold 88 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Just read that Lamont Dozier, one of the legendary Motown songwriters Holland- Dozier- Holland, has died aged 81 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,498 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 After Lennon & McCartney, H-D-H must be the most prolific and successful songwriters in the world of music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 What about Burt Bacharach and Hal David, hundreds of hit songs over the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hey Arnold 88 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 There's no denying that Bacharach & David were fantastic songwriters and masters of their genre. However in my opinion, for what it's worth, H-D-H as part of Motown changed the face of music, introducing soul to mainstream white America and were part of the soundtrack to major world events. A sound that is still fresh today 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 A great producer I particularly liked the early tracks e.g. The Vandellas "Come and Get These Memories" Tempus fugit....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 We old farts have been lucky that we have lived through an era of great music. I was watching my recording of the Beach Boys 50th anniversary, yes I know it was made 20 years ago, but looking at the thousands of fans in the audience, children were enjoying the music, as we;; as their parents and grandparents. The Bee Gees , Fleetwood Mac, the vast audience of youngsters who hadn't even been born when those groups became famous, and the great music they gave us. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,738 Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 No doubt that H-D-H were a terrific songwriting team and possibly the greatest for Motown. However the Motown story, like that of popular music in general, is far from that simple. Eddie Holland was also a singer and had a few hits before quitting performance due to chronic stage fright. Here's a summary of the many others who were big songwriting contributors to Motown: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/motown-sound-producers-and-songwriters/ I don't think the link above mentions R. Dean Taylor, who, though probably better known here for hits like ' Gotta See Jane', 'Indiana Wants Me' and 'There's a Ghost in My House'..was originally employed by Motown as a songwriter. He left us in January of this year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Dean_Taylor 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Have you ever watched "Standing in ThE Shadows of Motown"?? It's about the session musicians who called themselves "The Funk Brothers" who were on every record produced at Motown Records. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hey Arnold 88 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 @DJ360 Two great articles, thank you. I know many of those named but didn't understand the sheer depth and breadth of their contribution to Motown's phenomenal success 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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