Legendary Songwriter Lamont Dozier Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision on MGM v. Grokster.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- "I'm so pleased that the Court unanimously supported the rights of those that work to create, promote, and legally distribute music. I have worked hard all my life to make a living creating music that people love, and this decision creates a firm foundation for the next generation of songwriters to flourish. Everyone that truly loves music should be happy with this decision." Background: Legendary songwriter Lamont Dozier Dozier may be: People:
NMPA National Motorsports Press Association NMPA Northern Municipal Power Agency NMPA National Marine Propeller Association (Grand Rapids, MI) NMPA New Mexico Psychological Association brought on behalf of over 27,000 music publishers and songwriters against Grokster and Streamcast. One of the creators of the "Motown Sound The Motown Sound is a style of soul music with distinctive characteristics, including the use of tambourine along with drums, bass instrumentation, a distinctive melodic and chord structure, and a "call and response" singing style originating in gospel music. ," Lamont Dozier has written some of the best-loved songs of the past 40 years, including "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Nowhere to Run" and "You Can't Hurry Love "You Can't Hurry Love" is a number-one single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label, released during the summer of 1966 (see 1966 in music). Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, "You Can't Hurry Love" is one of the signature ." Over the years, his songs have been recorded by a diverse group of artists, including Aerosmith, The Beatles, Joss Stone, and The Supremes. For more information, see his website at www.lamontdozier.com/home.html. TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS, CONTACT: Laurie Jakobsen NMPA 212-834-0133 ljakobsen@harryfox.com |
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