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Lamont Dozier was listed as a record producer, singer and songwriter. Lamont Dozier was born on June 16, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Death is recorded on August 8, 2022, at the age of 81. Listed accolades include Johnny Mercer Award (2009).
My Take
What strikes me most about Lamont Dozier is that he was less a songwriter than an architect of joy. Fourteen US number ones is not luck; it is a system, a blueprint for melody that he and the Holland brothers refined into a Motown machine. I find it remarkable that a kid from Detroit could shape the emotional vocabulary of an entire generation, and that those songs still leap out of any radio decades later. He passed in 2022, but craftsmen like him do not really leave. The 2009 Johnny Mercer Award felt like the bare minimum of what he was owed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lamont Dozier
- Name (Japanese)
- ラモント・ドジャー
- Reading
- らもんと・どじゃー
- Born
- June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Occupation
- record producer / singer / songwriter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Johnny Mercer Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.lamontdozier.com
- Xhttps://x.com/lamontdozier
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont%20Dozier
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701959
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lamont Dozier born?
Born June 16, 1941.
When did Lamont Dozier die?
Died August 8, 2022, aged 81.
Where was Lamont Dozier from?
Lamont Dozier was from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What did Lamont Dozier do?
Lamont Dozier worked as record producer, singer, songwriter.
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