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Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha & the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Dozier, along with Brian Holland, served as the team's musical arranger and producer. After H-D-H left Motown in 1967 to form the Invictus/Hot Wax labels, Dozier began recording as an artist on their labels. Dozier departed from H-D-H in the mid-1970s,...

His real name is Dozia Blakey. Philly House producer. Works with Scuba and King Britt (Ovum Rec.). Owner of the label Nou Lion Recordings. Every city's club scene has its secret weapon. New York has Joe Claussell, Toronto has Freaky Flow and Sneak, San Fran has Mark Farina and Philadelphia has Dozia Blakey. You might not know him, but his music is familiar to DJs and club people worldwide. Tunes like the hypnotic 'Pop Kulture', the smoothness of 'Steal Away' or the deepness of 'Shape Shifter', has made him a household name in the industry. Dozia is currently working on...

Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the Motown sound in the 1960s. During their tenure at Motown from 1962 to 1967, Dozier and Brian Holland were the composers and producers for each song, and Eddie Holland wrote the lyrics and arranged the vocals. When the trio left Motown, they continued to work as a production team (with Eddie Holland being added...

Dozi's name is Henk Opperman. He was given the nickname "Dozi" while studying at Technicon. In the evenings he would perform at restaurants and functions,and then get back home very late at night.As a result, he started sleeping in the afternoons. His fellow students started calling him Dozi as a result of the love for sleeping. The name stuck, and soon, everyone knew him as Dozi. Dozi was born on the 23rd of March in Hluhluwe in Kwazulu/Natal. As a young boy, he moved to the Standerton area with his parents, where he grew up on a farm.. .