1962
Search results
Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is brother to Brian Holland. Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright.
Eddie Holland achieved great fame as the chief lyricist and vocal arranger of Motown’s top songwriting team alongside his brother Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. But in the years leading up to that gold-standard partnership, Eddie was first a singer.
Aug 9, 2022 · Detroit native Lamont Dozier, part of Motown's mighty Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting-production team, died Monday at 81. Friends and collaborators reacted Tuesday to his passing,...
People also ask
Was Eddie Holland a singer?
What is Eddie Holland famous for?
Do you think Eddie Holland and Brian Holland met their potential?
Did Eddie Holland work with Berry Gordy?
Holland–Dozier–Holland was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the Motown sound in the 1960s.
YearSong TitleOriginal Artists1962"Dearest One"1962"Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"1962"Darling, I Hum Our Song"1963Eddie Holland. Part of the famed Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, and therefore a major force behind the Motown, Hot Wax, and Invictus labels. Read Full Biography.
Eddie Holland is quick to say that he “really didn’t want to do a book,” despite a career during which he, brother Brian Holland and partner Lamont Dozier churned out a string of Motown’s era-defining hits, 15 of which topped the Billboard Hot 100.
May 12, 2004 · Eddie Holland gained worldwide fame as a Motown Record’s songwriter and music publisher along with his brother Brian. Eddie was also a recording artist who performed the chart-topping hit “Jamie” in the early 1960s.
