Lamont Dozier

Songwriter

Birthday June 16, 1941

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Detroit, MI

DEATH DATE Aug 8, 2022 (81)

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About

Part of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team which produced Stop! In the Name of Love, Baby Love, and other Motown hits. He produced and co-wrote over 10 US Billboard number-one hits throughout his long career. He released 12 of his own albums between 1973 and 2018.

Before Fame

He started writing lyrics and music before he reached his teenage years.

Trivia

He and Holland-Dozier-Holland were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2018, he released his last album, titled Reimagination. 

Family Life

He married Barbara Dozier. The couple had three children together.

Associated With

He co-wrote Two Hearts with Phil Collins for Buster, the 1988 comedy-drama crime film.