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Brian Holland | |
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| Born | (1941-02-15)February 15, 1941 (age 84) Detroit,Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Rhythm and blues,funk,soul |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Motown,Invictus, Hallmark Records |
Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member ofHolland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of theMotown sound, and numerous hit records by artists such asMartha and the Vandellas,The Supremes, TheFour Tops, andThe Isley Brothers.[1] Holland, along withLamont Dozier, served as the team's musical arranger and producer.[1] He has written or co-written 145 hits in US and 78 in the UK.
Holland was born inDetroit,Michigan, United States.[1] He is brother toEddie Holland.
For a short time, he partnered with Robert Bateman, and together they were known as "Brianbert", collaborating on such hits as "Please Mr. Postman" forThe Marvelettes.[1] Holland has also had an on-and-off career as a performer. He released a solo single in 1958 under the name of "Briant Holland". He and longtime friend and future songwriting partnerFreddie Gorman were in a short-lived group called the Fidalatones, and he was later (1960–62) a member of the Motown recording actThe Satintones,[1] as well as being a member of the Rayber Voices, a quartet that backed up several early Motown recording acts. He partnered with Lamont Dozier under the name "Holland–Dozier", releasing a lone single for Motown in 1963, then was inactive for a number of years, and was then revived in the early and mid-1970s, scoring a number of medium-sized R&B hits. Holland resumed his solo recording career in 1974, hitting the charts as a solo artist in 1974 and 1975.[1]
Holland also composed songs for theFirst Wives Club musical.[2]
In 2019, Brian (along with brother Eddie and Dave Thompson) co-authored an autobiography of Holland–Dozier–Holland, entitledCome and Get These Memories, named afterthe hit single byMartha and the Vandellas.[3]
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