Motown legend Lamont Dozier, a songwriter who crafted hits for the Supremes and Marvin Gaye, among other icons, has died, according to a statement from his son. He was 81.
"Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad," Lamont Dozier Jr. wrote in a post, along with a photo of himself with his father.The Detroit-born musician and songwriter was a star for Motown Records. Berry Gordy, the founder of the label, paid tribute to Dozier in a statement to CNN."Lamont was a good friend and will be missed by the entire Motown Family. My sincere condolences to his family and friends," Gordy said.
"I don't read music, and I can't write it either," he told the Detroit Free Press in 2019."I did it all by ear and feeling when I sat down at the piano."Speaking to Songwriter Universe in 2005, Dozier fondly recalled his time with Motown Records as"awesome." "During this period, whatever we touched seemed to go straight into the Top 10," he said.
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