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LOTS OF MUSIC TO BE PLAYED, LOTS OF MONEY TO BE MADE IN DETROIT AND AT MOTOWN
LOTS OF MUSIC TO BE PLAYED, LOTS OF MONEY TO BE MADE IN DETROIT AND AT MOTOWN There were a lot of recording sessions in those days due to the success of Berry Gordy and Motown. This was before Ed Wingate built Golden World Studios […]
TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FUNK BROTHER
TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FUNK BROTHER People have asked me why I didn’t go on tour as a Funk Brother with Allen Slutsky and why I didn’t have more face time in “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” as a Funk Brother. […]
NORMAN WHITFIELD
NORMAN WHITFIELD I first saw producer and song writer Norman Whitfield when I was playing behind Edwin Starr at The Twenty Grand night club in Detroit. I never met him but would see him in clubs from time to time. Norman was known as one […]
HOLLAND, DOZIER, AND HOLLAND
HOLLAND, DOZIER, AND HOLLAND Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland wrote and produced many Motown hits which include “Stop! In the Name of Love” and “You Can’t Hurry Love” (the Supremes), “Heat Wave” and “Jimmy Mack” (Martha and the Vandellas), “Reach Out I’ll Be […]
MOTOWN ARTISTS
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 […]