Come and Get These Memories: The Genius of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Motown’s Incomparable Songwriters
About this audiobook
Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with fifteen of these reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. No other songwriting team or individual has come close to equaling—let alone surpassing—this record. They’ve been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. As tunesmiths for the legendary Motown Record Corporation, and for their own corporations, Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, they wrote and produced hits for Diana Ross and the Supremes, including “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “Where Did Our Love Go,” “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “I Hear a Symphony,” “Come See about Me,” “Back in My Arms Again,” and “Reflections.”
Now the legendary composers are ready to reveal the inspirations and stories behind their chart-topping hits, providing millions of fans with the first complete history of their songwriting process, and detail the real-life experiences that led them to write each of their most famous tunes. They will also reveal their creative and intimate relationships with Motown’s biggest stars.
About the author
Edward Holland is best known as a member of the legendary Motown writer/producer trio Holland–Dozier–Holland, the team behind numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, and The Four Tops.
Brian Holland is best known as a member of the legendary Motown writer/producer trio Holland–Dozier–Holland, the team behind numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, and The Four Tops.
Dave Thompson is the author of over 150 books, including co-written memoirs with New York Doll, Sylvain Sylvain, Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland, Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, the Yardbirds’s Jim McCarty, Fairport Convention’s Judy Dyble, and more. A columnist for Goldmine magazine, his work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Mojo, Record Collector, and many other major publications. He has contributed to music documentaries produced by VH1, A&E, the BBC, and others. Born in the UK, Thompson is now a resident of Delaware, USA.
Rodney Gardiner is an audiobook narrator and an accomplished actor with over six seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in such roles as Tinman in The Wiz and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls.
Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.
