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Images in this video from Jet (1:19 and 2:30); Freda's LP cover (1:29); Billboard magazine (1:42); and Ebony (1:59 and 2:14).

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You might also enjoy listening to these hits from my Motown/Stax/Funk/Soul playlist:

Al Green: Let's Stay Together (Green, Mitchell, Jackson) - 1972 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxh3v1LQezY

Wilson Pickett: Land of a Thousand Dances (Kenner, 1962) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNOWMqUFCC0

The Supremes and The Temptations: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgNNFCjYBhk

The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4h_u8R2Hg4

Diana Ross: Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Ashford / Simpson) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_pmKPWLBrE

Jean Knight, Mr. Big Stuff - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsWbd841i8w

Donna Summer: On The Radio (Moroder / Summer, 1979) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzMxB2uct0

The Trammps: Disco Inferno (Green / Kersey, 1976) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ua26ygEs2A

The entire playlist is available here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CF73D70AE6E62399

Freda Payne's 1970 smash hit "Band of Gold" was composed by the legendary song writing team Holland--Dozier--Holland (under the pseudonym "Edythe Wayne" and Ron Dunbar). When HDH left Motown in 1967 they asked The Funk Brothers (the Motown house band which performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until about 1972) to back Payne. (Ironically Payne was reluctant at first to record the song, finding the material more appropriate for a teenager or very young woman). Almost immediately following its release the Payne record became an instant pop smash, reaching #3 in the US and hitting #1 on the UK singles chart and remaining there for six weeks in September 1970, giving Payne her first gold record. In 2004, Payne's "Band of Gold" was voted number 391 in Rolling Stone magazine's listing of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Funk Brothers (who played on this Freda Payne recording) included Bob Babbitt, bass; Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, and Ray Monette, guitar; Johnny Griffth, keyboards; Uriel Jones, drums; and Jack Ashford, other percussion.
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Het trio vormde zich toen ze bij Motown kwamen. Eddie Holland had al gewerkt met Motownbaas Berry Gordy en had toen ook nog een zangcarrière bij Motown, waar een top 30 hit uit resulteerde, "Jamie". Brian Holland was sinds 1961 lid van de Motown songwritingstaff. In deze tijd had hij onder andere al meegeschreven met de nummer 1 hit voor The Marvelettes, Please Mr. Postman. Lamont Dozier was solo-artiest bij zusterlabels van Motown. In 1962 besloten ze als drietal zowel nummers te gaan schrijven voor zichzelf als artiesten als voor andere artiesten bij Motown. Echter het schrijven en produceren van nummers bleek hun zo te bevallen dat ze dit bleven doen en niet meer als artiesten op te treden. Brian Holland en Lamont Dozier componeerde de nummers en produceerde hen ook. Eddie Holland schreef de teksten.