Henry Cosby

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Henry Cosby

ts, sax, 1928-2002 US, Detroit
Musician / Songwriter / Producer of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Henry R. Cosby

Songwriter - record producer Born on 12.05.1928 in Detroit, Michigan Died on 22.01.2002 in Detroit, Michigan Worked mainly for Motown Although he worked with many of the label's artists, from The Supremes to The Temptations, he is best known for helming many of Stevie Wonder's early hits, including "My Cherie Amour", "I Was Made to Love Her", and "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". He also co-wrote "Tears of a Clown", a #1 hit for The Miracles. Cosby was also a prominent member of Motown's The Funk Brothers studio band, playing many of the familiar saxophone hooks on the label's hits. In 2006, Cosby was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Instruments

Tenor sax
Saxophone

Genres

R&B/Soul
Folk
Soundtrack
Pop
Electronic

Plays With

The Clan

The Funk Brothers

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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