Dennis Coffey

Person · Open Library

Works

2

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Film & TV

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Detroit-born guitarist and producer. He was a member of Motown's famed group of session musicians, The Funk Brothers. He helped introduce a psychedelic rock sound to Motown. His guitar work can be heard on several Norman Whitfield-produced tracks for The Temptations including "Cloud Nine," "Psychedlic Shack," and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)." In 1971, he had a smash hit…

Known for

• Searching for Sugar Man — Self2012
• Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World2011
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1940-11-11

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Listeners

58,996

Total plays

316,882

Dennis Coffey (b. in Detroit, MI, USA), is a guitarist, notable as a prominent studio musician, for many soul & rnb recordings. He began learning the guitar when he was thirteen, in Ontonagon County (Michigan's upper peninsula). At fifteen he played on his first recording session, backing Vic Gallon, on I'm Gone (Gondola). In the early 60s, he joined The Royaltones - having hits with Poor Boy (1958) & Flamingo Express (1961) - who played sessions with other artists, including Del Shannon. <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Dennis

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Detroit

Occupation

record producer

Genre

soul

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Motown

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