Dennis Coffey

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Dennis James Coffey (born November 11, 1940 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American studio guitarist who was best known for his work as a session guitarist for the Funk Brothers for the Motown Records record label from 1967 onwards.

Dennis Coffey - Scorpio

There he played on recordings for the Temptations ( Cloud Nine ) or the Isley Brothers ( It's Your Thing ) with the wah-wah effect typical of his guitar work . His work can also be heard on Marvin Gayes I Want You , RJ's Latest Arrival , The Jackson Five and David Ruffin .

He made recordings of fusion and jazz rock for the Sussex label . In 1971 he had his own hit with the instrumental title Scorpio as Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band . The single reached number 6 on the United States' pop charts and sold over a million copies. The following single Taurus reached number 18 on the Hot 100. With two albums, Evolution and Goin 'For Myself , it also entered the album charts in 1972. Together with Luchi De Jesus, he composed the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film Black Belt Jones: Free Journey into the Hereafter in 1974 .

Coffey stayed with the Sussex label until 1975 when he moved to Westbound . He released several singles and LPs as an interpreter with "Wings of Fire". He became popular in the English jazz-funk scene in 1977 and produced and co-produced CJ & Co. that year and had another hit with Devil's Gun .

In the 1980s, Coffey produced a high fashion album and worked with Mike Theodore (with whom he had worked since 1971) and Kashif. His last studio album to date was released in 2011, Dennis Coffey . Two other album releases, Hot Coffey In The D (2016) and One Night At Morey's: 1968 (2018), contained historical recordings from 1968.

Discography

Singles

  • Getting It On (1971, US # 93)
  • Scorpio (1972, US # 6)
  • Taurus (1972, US # 18)
  • Getting It On '75
  • Our Love Goes On Forever (1977)
  • Wings Of Fire / Free Spirit (1977)

Albums

  • Hair and Thangs (1969)
  • Evolution (1971, US # 36)
  • Goin 'for Myself (1972, US # 90)
  • Electric Coffey (1973, US # 189)
  • Instant Coffey (1974)
  • Dance Party (1974)
  • Gettin 'It On (1975)
  • Finger Lickin 'Good (1976, US # 147)
  • Back Home (1976)
  • Sweet Taste Of Sin (1978)
  • Under The Moonlight (1989)
  • Motor City Magic (1990)
  • Rise of the Phoenix (2006)
  • Dennis Coffey (2011)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dennis Coffey And Luchi De Jesus * - Black Belt Jones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). From Discogs.com, accessed October 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Dennis Coffey - Dennis Coffey. From Discogs.com, accessed October 6, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Coffey, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coffey, Dennis James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American studio guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan