HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND TO GET BMI ICON AWARD: Legendary Motown songwriters/producers honored on May 13 in Beverly Hills.


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(May. 7, 2003) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, the legendary songwriting trio and principal creators of the early Motown sound, will be honored as the 2003 BMI ICON recipients. They will receive their awards at the 51st annual BMI Pop Awards dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills on May 13. BMI President & CEO Frances W. Preston will present the award at the black-tie affair.

The BMI ICON award is presented to songwriters who have been unique and indelible influences on generations of music makers. First awarded last year, the initial honorees were Bill Anderson, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Bo Diddley and Little Richard. As part of the ceremony, a musical salute will be performed for Holland-Dozier-Holland.

Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland are revered as the architects of the self-titled 'Sound of Young America' or 'Motown Sound.' Having created the songs that turned a fledgling Detroit record company into an industry groundbreaker and powerhouse, the trio wrote "You Can't Hurry Love," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You," "You Keep Me Hanging On," "Stop! In The Name of Love" and many more. Such artists as Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, the Isley Brothers, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas recorded their songs while the three were at Motown, with artists such as Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Charlotte Church and The Dixie Chicks covering their songs today. Their catalog, represented for performing rights by BMI, adds up to nearly 100 million radio and television airplays.

Longtime BMI songwriters, Brian Holland joined in 1960 followed by Lamont Dozier in 1961 and Eddie Holland in 1963. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, received the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Trustees Award in 1998, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988. They have won countless BMI awards in the past, including BMI Pop Awards and BMI Million-air Awards.

BMI, founded in 1940, is an American performing rights organization that represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music. Through its music performance and reciprocal agreements, it grants businesses and media access to its repertoire of approximately 4.5 million musical works from around the world

Wow!They really deserve it 2.
I´ve been listening a lot 2 Lamont Dozier´s
solo stuff lately & some of the stuff is just awsome.
I ain´t playin' is 1 of those knock-U-off-ya-feet
kinda slow jams.
/peace Manki

holland-dozier-holland

long overdue.these Guys have left a Lasting Mark on how Songs are Heard&what they say IMHO.