Dennis Coffey
As a guitarist in legendary Motown studio band the Funk Brothers, Dennis Coffey
played on several of the label’s hits and landed a few of his own in the
process. Born in Detroit on November 11, 1940, Coffey started playing on studio
sessions as a teenager and worked his way up to a spot in the Funk Brothers from
1967-1972.
Coffey brought a different sound to Motown, one that featured hard rock
distortion and the wah-wah pedal, which hinted towards the coming sounds of the
‘70s. Some of his most noteworthy Motown contributions include the Temptations’
journey into psychedelic...
