Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter for Supremes,
Four Tops, dies at age 81
Posted By: Hazymac, 8/9/2022 11:10:08 AM
Lamont Dozier, who helped write and produce songs “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81. Dozier’s death was confirmed to the Associated Press Tuesday by Paul Lambert, who helped produce the stage musical “The First Wives Club” that Dozier and songwriting partners Brian and Eddie Holland wrote for. He did not have additional details. His son Lamont Dozier Jr. was the first to report his death, sharing a photo with his father on Facebook Monday night. "R.I.H.P. Dad!!" Dozier Jr. wrote in his tribute. Born in 1941 in Detroit,
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Lamont Dozier, who helped write and produce songs “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81.
Dozier’s death was confirmed to the Associated Press Tuesday by Paul Lambert, who helped produce the stage musical “The First Wives Club” that Dozier and songwriting partners Brian and Eddie Holland wrote for. He did not have additional details.
His son Lamont Dozier Jr. was the first to report his death, sharing a photo with his father on Facebook Monday night.
"R.I.H.P. Dad!!" Dozier Jr. wrote in his tribute. Born in 1941 in Detroit,
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Back when music was music and AM radio ruled, Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote some of the best of Motown, and of all time. Rest in peace, Mr. Dozier. Great songs are never forgotten.