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Also known as Dennis James Coffey

American guitarist

Person · Open Library

Works
2

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  • Guitars, Bars, and Motown Superstars
  • Guitars, bars, and Motown superstars

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1940-11-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
58,996
Total plays
316,882

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funksoulFusionguitarrnb

Dennis Coffey (b. in Detroit, MI, USA), is a guitarist, notable as a prominent studio musician, for many soul & rnb recordings. He began learning the guitar when he was thirteen, in Ontonagon County (Michigan's upper peninsula). At fifteen he played on his first recording session, backing Vic Gallon, on I'm Gone (Gondola). In the early 60s, he joined The Royaltones - having hits with Poor Boy (1958) & Flamingo Express (1961) - who played sessions with other artists, including Del Shannon. <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dennis
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Detroit
Occupation
record producer
Genre
soul
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Motown
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date of birth
1940-11-11
start of work period
1955-00-00
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