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Guitars, Bars, and Motown Superstars

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November 28th, 2014

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Guitars, Bars, and Motown Superstars I remember back in the 90s when I used to frequent a bar called Mr. B’s in Troy, Michigan. Every so often Northern Soul fans from the UK would visit. They always asked me very specific questions about my music […]

Other Artists Dennis Coffey Has Worked With

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November 26th, 2014

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OTHER ARTISTS DENNIS COFFEY HAS WORKED WITH BARBRA STREISAND I got a call one day to play a live concert with Barbra Streisand. I knew she was a great artist but didn’t know what to expect. The rehearsal was going to be at Columbia Studios […]

MOTOWN ARTISTS

dennis

November 15th, 2014

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MOTOWN ARTISTS STEVIE WONDER Stevie Wonder is an amazing Motown artist. I played on the Motown record “We Can Work It Out” for Stevie. I remember doing overdubs for Stevie at Golden World Studios. As a guitarist I felt that I was an extension of […]

MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO CONTINUED

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November 1st, 2014

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MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO CONTINUED JACK ASHFORD Jack Ashford was another Funk Brother. He played a gospel tambourine and has a sound all his own. He got that sound by shaking the tambourine and slapping the face of it with his hand to the groove. Jack […]

MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO

MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO

dennis

November 1st, 2014

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MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO JOE PODORSEK Joe Podorsek plays guitar and bass and has been a friend of mine since we both played upright bass in the orchestra at Mackenzie High in Detroit. Joe and his dad also owned Capital Music in Detroit where I bought […]

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