50+ MusicNov 21
"How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)" is a song by the American #soul singer #MarvinGaye. #Motown issued the song as a single on its #Tamla label in November 1964, and in January 1965 it appeared as the title track of Gaye's fifth studio album. The song was written in 1964 by the Motown songwriting team of #HollandDozierHolland, and produced by #BrianHolland and #LamontDozier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEI1FIXstqw
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (from Pull Over)

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Baby Love

Originally posted on November 19, 2023

On this day sixty years ago The Supremes became the first all female group to hit #1 on the U.K. singles charts.

#thesupremes #marywilson #dianaross #FlorenceBallard #BerryGordy #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland #LaToyaJackson #donnyosmond #grahamnash #timcurry

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Baby Love – Oh baby…Yet another Motown classic. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers

Let’s talk about the song writing process with a focus on one of the most prolific teams to ever have their creativity pressed to vinyl. I am talking about Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Ho…

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50+ MusicSep 15
"Can I Get a Witness" is a song composed by #BrianHolland, #LamontDozier, and #EddieHolland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier as a non-album single for American recording vocalist #MarvinGaye, who issued the record on #Motown's Tamla imprint in September 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tj_T9m6nLI
1963 HITS ARCHIVE: Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye

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50+ MusicSep 9
"Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by the #FourTops for the #Motown label. The song was written and composed by #HollandDozierHolland, Motown's main songwriting team, and produced by #BrianHolland and #LamontDozier. #Billboard described the song as a "hard-driving rocker" with an "outstanding performance by the group." #CashBox called the single a "pulsating Detroit lid underscored by that steady, danceable rhythm." The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9KEycAFI3M
Bernadette

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50+ MusicAug 30
"Mickey's Monkey" is a 1963 song recorded by the R&B group #theMiracles on #Motown Records' #Tamla label. It was written and produced by Motown's main songwriting team of #BrianHolland, #LamontDozier, and #EddieHolland, who later went on to write two more Miracles hit singles, the Top 40 "#IGottaDanceToKeepFromCrying", and the Top 20 "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need". This was an unusual writing situation for the Miracles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zsP1eezaCA
The Miracles "Mickey's Monkey" My Extended Version!!!

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BuzzingRoomAug 14

The Supremes // #TheSupremes //

Come See About Me
[album Where Did Our Love Go, 1964]

//via // #WandRecords //

#buzzingroom #music #youtube #TheSupremes #WhereDidOurLoveGo #ComeSeeAboutMe #DianaRoss #FlorenceBallard #MaryWilson #TheFunkBrothers #EarlVanDyke #JoeMessina #JamesJamerson #UrielJones #JackAshford #HankCosby #AndrewTerry #HollandDozierHolland #LamontDozier #BrianHolland #EddieHolland

link youtube: https://youtu.be/PycKSdKG_74

The Supremes "Come See About Me"

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Ted Tocks CoversAug 8

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Where Did Our Love Go?

Originally posted on August 22, 2024

Remembering Lamont Dozier who died 3 years ago today.

“Please don’t leave me all by myself”

#LamontDozier #brianholland #eddieholland #thesupremes #jgeilsband #RingoStarr #AlexChilton #softcell #adamant

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Where Did Our Love Go – The magic of Motown is on full display with the Supremes first #1 hit. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheSupremes #BrianHolland #LamontDozier #EddieHolland

Part of the benefit of writing Ted Tocks Covers is being able to look back through the years and discover the origin of songs that I have been listening to for most of my life. Without exception th…

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50+ MusicAug 8
#OnThisDay in 2022, #LamontDozier, American songwriter and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland - "Heat Wave"; "Where Did Our Love Go"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), died at 81.
#RIP 🕊️
50+ MusicAug 1
"Two Hearts" is a song by #PhilCollins from the #soundtrack to the film #Buster (1988) where it features in the end credits, in which Collins played #theLeadRole. The song was written and produced by Collins and #LamontDozier. It reached number one in the United States and Canada in January 1989. Released on 14 November 1988, "Two Hearts" charted in 19 countries, and topped the charts in the US, Canada, and Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZwEOybBy4A
Phil Collins - Two Hearts (Lyrics)

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Ted Tocks CoversJul 13

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 54

I Can’t Help Myself

A Brief Look at this Motown Classic Through the Lens of One of the Most Important Days in Music History

#thefourtops #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland #liveaid #BobGeldof #MidgeUre  #BillGraham

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I Can’t Help Myself – A Brief Look at this Motown Classic Through the Lens of One of the Most Important Days in Music History. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheFourTops #BrianHolland LamontDozier #EddieHolland #LiveAid #BobGeldof #MidgeUre #BillGraham

Prepare yourself because today’s feature is going to take us on in interesting exploration that focuses on a perceived injustice in the music industry. This is an interesting one to tackle but it n…

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