Marc Gordon
Marcus Melvin Marc Gordon was an American Grammywinning record producer, songwriter and music executive, best known for his work with Hal Davis at Motown, and for his later involvement with The 5th Dimension.
Gordon was born in Denver, Colorado, and initially worked as an engineer with the Howard Hughes Corporation. Around 1960, he started managing, and writing songs with, RampB singer Hal Davis, in Los Angeles. Though Davis own recordings were unsuccessful, he and Gordon continued to collaborate on the recordings of other musicians, including the Champs, Bobby Pickett, and the Hollywood Argyles they sang backing vocals on the latter groups hit Alley Oop. Gordon and Davis became a record production team, and began working with teenage singer Brenda Holloway. After meeting Berry Gordy, they were given the responsibility of recording material for Motown in Los Angeles. Between 1962 and 1965, Davis and Gordon collaborated on records including Little Stevie Wonders Hey Harmonica Man and Castles in the Sand , Mary Loves You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet, Brenda Holloways Every Little Bit Hurts , and Frank Wilsons Do I Love You . They also produced albums by Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, and others. T
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