Lamont Dozier, as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, is responsible for writing and producing more than 54 #1 hits for The Supremes, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Freda Payne and a host of others, making him one of the primary architects of "The Motown Sound." Since Motown, Dozier has continued to write and produce successive #1 hits and win awards for Eric Clapton, Boy George, Phil Collins and Joss Stone, to name a few. As a result, he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, from which Dozier recently received the 2009 Johnny Mercer Award, the highest praise a songwriter can achieve. Musical theatre has always been a passion of Dozier, and, together with his son, Paris, Dozier has composed the score for Mr. Chickee's Funny Money.
