Dennis Coffey
November 11, 1940 (85 years old) in 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 as a recording artist with the Top 10 instrumental "Scorpio."
Known For
Credits
- 2012 · Searching for Sugar Man as Self
- 2011 · Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self