Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier

Birth : 1941-06-16, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death : 2022-08-08

History

Lamont Herbert Dozier (June 16, 1941 - August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

Profile

Lamont Dozier

Movies

Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
A celebration of the work of songwriter Lamont Dozier, who passed away in 2022, featuring a rich selection from the BBC's archive of performances of his work from over the decades. This collection features Dozier’s best loved and most recognisable hits, performed by the artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Four Tops, and Martha and the Vandellas, whom he helped turn into international stars, as well as those who have kept his work alive and relevant to this day including Phil Collins, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart and Rag'n'Bone Man.
Streetlight Harmonies
Self
Streetlight Harmonies shines a long overdue spotlight on the artists and celebrates the music that defined the musical generation of Doo-Wop. Utilizing all-new interviews along with HD restored archival footage the film will explore the history and social impact of this timeless era.
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Self
The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.
Happy on the Ground: 8 Days at Grammy Camp
Himself
Talented teen musicians from around the USA spend a week working with Grammy nominated professionals
The Motown Invasion
Documentary about the 1965 Motown Revue UK tour and the Ready Steady Go! TV special.
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, The show was also co-written by de Passe along with Ruth Adkins Robinson who would go on to write shows with de Passe for the next 25 years, including the follow up label tributes—through "Motown 40," Buz Kohan was the head writer of the threesome. The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983,[1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Among its highlights were Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", a Jackson 5 reunion.
Nevada Smith
Original Music Composer
A half-breed gunslinger and a friend he hasn't seen in years join together to escort a shipment of explosives across Utah.
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Self
Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.