Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941 in Detroit Michigan) is an African American Songwriter and Record producer, best See Edward Holland for other people with that name Edward "Eddie" Holland Jr The trio wrote and arranged many of the songs making up the Motown sound that dominated American popular music in the 1960s. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 During their tenure at Motown Records from 1962-1967, Dozier and Brian Holland were the composers/producers for each song, and Eddie Holland wrote the lyrics and arranged the vocals. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. When the trio left Motown, they continued to work as a production team (with Eddie Holland being added to the producer credits), and as a songwriting team until about 1974. In 1990, the trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States
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History
The trio came together at Motown Records. Eddie Holland, in fact, had been working with Motown founder Berry Gordy prior to that label being formed; his 1958 Mercury single "You" was one of the earliest Gordy productions. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Later, Eddie Holland had a career as a Motown recording artist, scoring a US top 30 hit in 1961 with "Jamie".
Eddie's brother Brian Holland was a Motown staff songwriter who also tasted success in 1961, being a co-composer of The Marvelettes' US #1 "Please Mr. Postman". The Marvelettes were an American singing Girl group on the Motown label " Please Mr Postman " was the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown) label notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one Dozier had been a recording artist for a few different labels in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the Anna label (owned by Berry Gordy's sister) and Motown subsidiary Mel-o-dy. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown
The three came together to create material for themselves and other artists, but soon found they preferred being writer/producers to being performers. (especially Eddie, who suffered from stage fright and retired from performing in 1964. ) They ended up writing and producing dozens and dozens of songs recorded by artists on contract to Motown Records, including 25 Number 1 hit singles such as "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" for Martha & the Vandellas and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" for Marvin Gaye. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You " is a 1965 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Their most celebrated productions were probably the singles they created for The Four Tops and The Supremes, including a string of five consecutive US #1 singles for The Supremes, beginning with 1964's "Where Did Our Love Go". The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes "Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label
In 1967, H-D-H entered a dispute with the founder and head of Motown Records, Berry Gordy Jr., over profit sharing and royalties. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Eddie Holland had the others stage a work slowdown, and by early 1968 the trio was gone from the label. They started their own labels, Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, which were only mildly successful. Invictus Records was a Record label created by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (known collectively as Holland-Dozier-Holland Motown sued for breach of contract, and H-D-H countersued. The subsequent litigation was one of the longest legal battles in music industry history. Because of the lawsuit, H-D-H were forced to give composer credits on their earliest Invictus/Hot Wax recordings to the team of "Wayne/Dunbar". The lawsuit was settled in 1977 with H-D-H paying Motown a mere several thousand dollars in damages.
Dozier left Holland-Dozier-Holland Productions, Inc. (HDHP) during the early 1970s to resume his career as a solo performing artist. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. From the mid-1970s onwards, HDHP, with Harold Beatty replacing Dozier, wrote and produced songs for a number of artists. Curiously, HDHP worked on material for Motown artists, such as the Supremes and Michael Jackson, even while its litigation against Motown Records was still pending. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman
Lamont Dozier has his own production company, and continues to work as a solo artist, producer and recording artist, while the Holland Brothers own HDH Records and Productions (without any participation from Lamont Dozier), which issues recordings from the Invictus and Hot Wax catalogs as well as new material.
For a "one-time only reunion", the three, HDH are currently composing the score for First Wives Club -- The Musical, which will include original tunes for the musical as well as some of their hit tunes. The new musical will be produced by Paul Lambert and Jonas Neilson.
Production and songwriting highlights
Trivia
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- Holland-Dozier-Holland threatened to sue the band Aerosmith in 1989 due to the resemblance of parts of the song "The Other Side" (from the album Pump) to the Holland-Dozier-Holland song "Standing In The Shadows Of Love. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Pump is the tenth studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1989 " To forestall litigation, Aerosmith agreed to add Holland-Dozier-Holland to the songwriting credits in the album's liner notes.
- Holland-Dozier-Holland are mentioned (along with the Four Tops and, separately, vocalist Levi Stubbs, as well as Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong) in the lyrics of the song "Levi Stubbs' Tears" from the 1986 Billy Bragg album "Talking with the Taxman About Poetry". The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco Norman Jesse Whitfield ( May 12, 1940 &ndash September 16, 2008) was an American Songwriter and producer, best Barrett Strong (born February 5 1941, West Point, Mississippi) is an American Singer and Songwriter. Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England) better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who Talking with the Taxman about Poetry is the third release (second full length album by Billy Bragg, released in 1986.
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