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In the mid- to late-1970s, KSJO was known for its outrageous morning show. Advertising Director Perry White (Hartline) partnered with Michael "Mother Deal" to make morning news fun for the 'rocker' audience. With DJ Tawn Mastrey as Musical Director, KSJO helped usher in New Wave and Punk Music to the Bay Area. At one point, in late 1982, four ...
Lamont Herbert Dozier (/ l ə ˈ m ɒ n t ˈ d oʊ ʒ ər /; [4] June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. [5] He co-wrote and produced 14 US Billboard number-one hits and four number ones in the UK.
This is a list of songs written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland. In most cases the original recordings were for Motown , for whom the three were contracted until 1968. They continued to have success after establishing the Invictus and Hot Wax labels, in some cases using the writing pseudonym "Edyth Wayne" (in various spellings).
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Dozier, who died Monday at age 81, helped create some of the best-loved songs in music history. If you think you know all his classics, though, think again.
The song ranked at No. 87 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974. [6] Another single, "Fish Ain't Bitin'", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the R&B singles chart. [ 7 ]
A CD of his songs by Nancy Marano was released in 1995. Frank Holder also recorded a set of the songs in the mid-1990s. [9] In 2020 Tina May issued another song selection. [10] In May 2019 just over four weeks before he died, Lamont returned to the town of his birth, Greenock, to perform a homecoming gig with singers Esther Bennett and Daniela ...
Lamont's song, "Victims of Love", a power ballad from the album Secrets You Keep, became a huge hit in the Philippines and still remains popular to this day. Due to its popularity, Lamont has performed "Victims of Love" on Philippine television, on shows such as Wowowee and has even performed to the Filipino American communities in the U.S. as part of the Wowowee World Tour.