Lamont Dozier News and Photos

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 233

Fri, June 22 2012 2:56pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

'60s R&B-soul singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brenda Holloway grew up in the storied Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Simply Red – Live at Montreux (2012)

Fri, May 18 2012 11:31am - Source: Something Else!

Simply Red, from its late-1960s sense of pop-soul style to its keening, R&B-soaked countertenor, sounded old from the start.

Soul Serenade: Freda Payne, “Band Of Gold”

Thu, May 10 2012 12:05pm - Source: Pop Dose

This week's selection is another one of those songs that has an interesting provenance.

Jheri Curl Fridays 39: “It’s Only Love”

Fri, April 13 2012 8:00pm - Source: Pop Dose

If you were a British pop act in the mid-Eighties, then most likely you drew from Motown and '60s/'70s R&B as an influence.

Week in Rock History: Johnny Cash at San Quentin

Tue, January 03 2012 8:17pm - Source: Rolling Stone

This week in rock history, Johnny Cash performed at San Quentin, John and Yoko's album was seized by police, the Supremes recorded one of their biggest hits, Nirvana signed a fateful record deal and Pink got married in Costa Rica.

Week in Rock History: John and Yoko's 'Two Virgins' Is Seized as Pornography

Mon, January 02 2012 3:13pm - Source: Rolling Stone

This week in rock history, Johnny Cash performed at San Quentin, John and Yoko's album was seized by police, the Supremes recorded one of their biggest hits, Nirvana signed a fateful record deal and Pink got married in Costa Rica.

Going For The Gold: The Four Tops

Tue, December 13 2011 1:10pm - Source: WNEW

Let's check the legacy of the Four Tops , million-seller category.

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Four Tops’ “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”

Sun, September 04 2011 1:15pm - Source: WNEW

By the time the Four Tops reached the studio to record "I Can' t Help Myself," they were on the way to a successful career with three Top 40 R&B hits (including two Top 10′s, "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "Ask the Lonely").

Founding Fathers: The Originals

Fri, August 26 2011 1:58pm - Source: WNEW

Though they were considered members of the Motown "B" Team, the Originals nonetheless delivered some quality sides to the R&B public, a few of which also became pop hits.

Founding Fathers: Lamont Dozier

Fri, June 24 2011 9:27pm - Source: WNEW

Lamont Dozier 's status as a Founding Father comes in two flavors: as a member of the Motown songwriting and production team known as Holland/Dozier /Holland and as a performer and record label operator.

Nikki Jean Teams With Motown's Lamont Dozier for 'My Love' -- Song Premiere

Wed, June 01 2011 3:42pm - Source: Spinner

Within recent years, the modern soul revival has seen faces like Adele , Erykah Badu and Raphael Saadiq spearheading the effort.

The Knocks featuring Alex Winston “You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes Cover)”

Thu, March 17 2011 6:05am - Source: Mixtape Maestro

The latest teaser leaked from production duo The Knocks' forthcoming all-covers EP Same Old Songs finds buzzed-about indie-pop singer-songwriter Alex Winston getting her R&B diva on on a playful, modern updating of The Supremes' Holland-Dozier-Holland-crafted classic "You Can't Hurry Love" .

Cliff Richard to Record Duets Album With Soul Legends in Memphis

Wed, March 09 2011 5:07pm - Source: MOG

England's Sir Cliff Richard has made it official that he will be traveling to Memphis to record a new album of duets with a number of soul music legends.

Mistletoe And Grime for MC Cliff

Wed, March 09 2011 3:13pm - Source: The Sun - London - UK

BACHELOR Boy CLIFF RICHARDs is plotting a radical change in direction - by turning his hand to hip-hop.

Behind the music: Motown – a pop factory with quality control

Fri, November 26 2010 9:29pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Many people lament the Simon Cowell X Factor pop factory and the stranglehold it has on the charts.

General Johnson died last week

Thu, October 21 2010 8:25pm - Source: Crying All The Way To The Chip Shop

General Johnson, who has died of lung cancer aged 67, was a Grammy-winning songwriter and lead singer for the soul band Chairmen of the Board.

ALBUM REVIEW: RPA & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND - UNITED NATIONS

Mon, July 19 2010 12:29pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

As Liam Gallagher is also about to discover, maintaining your swagger is tough when you're estranged from the musicians who gave it to you in the first place.