Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier (/ləˈmɒnt ˈdoʊʒər/;[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.
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier
June 16, 1941
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
August 8, 2022 (aged 81)
near Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
- Singer
- songwriter
- producer
- arranger
Vocals
1962–2022
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Awards and honors[edit]
Dozier and the Holland brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.[15]
In 2009, he worked on the music for the musical stage version of the 1996 movie The First Wives Club. He also taught credit courses on popular music as an Artist-in-Residence Professor on the faculty at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in 2008.
Personal life and death[edit]
Dozier was married three times and had six children. His first two marriages, to Elizabeth Ann Brown and to Daphne Dumas, both ended in divorce. His third marriage, to Barbara Ullman, lasted from 1980 until her death in 2021. They had three children. Dozier died at his home near Scottsdale, Arizona, on August 8, 2022, at the age of 81.[8][16]