Motown Legend Lamont Dozier on 60s Hit Baby I Need Your Lovin' by The Four Tops | Professor of Rock

5 Rock Hall Of Famers and another icon tell the story of the #1 motown hit Baby I Need Your Loving by the Four Tops including the last remaining member Duke Fakir, as well as producer/writer Lamont Dozier of Holland Dozier Holland and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil who were inspired by the song to write You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling with an appearance by Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers and Johnny Rivers who remade the song and took it too the top 3.

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In my adventures interviewing artists there are definitely some major pinch me moments. There are times when I’m sitting there and it will hit me, i’m talking to someone who has not only changed music history but world history. When I interviewed Lamont Dozier one of the legendary human beings who created the blue print of popular music as we know it Lamont is of course the rock and roll hall of fame producer writer of Holland Dozier Holland one of the most successful writing teams ever! Ever!. The only team from that time that was more successful were the Beatles.

For those of you who don’t know, Lamont Dozier has produced and cowritten 14 number one hits for Everyone from The Four Tops, The Supremes and Phil Collins. Along with brothers Brian and eddie Holland he was responsible for much of the motown sound that brought about social change in the 60s. They were behind sound of young america in the most revered decade of music the 60s.

I also had the chance to talk with Duke Fakir the last living member of the Four Tops. What follows is the direct story of the major hit for the Four Tops, a classic song that has charted several times with several different version. Baby I Need Your Lovin. It went to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964 and selling a million copies, a few years later Johnny Rivers took the song to #3 at Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in canada.

[ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your favorite singalong of the rock era? A song you can't help belt out?

[skiprockjr.]

RIP Levi Stubbs. One of my favorite voices.

[cedarshoals]

The Four Tops are the definition of Motown for me. The pleading quality of Levi's voice was the "signature" of the era.

[jackwall]

I grew up listening to Motown and the Beatles. Then came the Beach Boys and The Four Seasons. I lived while Motown dominated the Music scene. Either The Beatles, A Motown act or Elvis Presley topped the charts back then for the most part. And I love all kinds of music.

[DrSpaldingDDS]

What a charming, gracious gentleman Duke is. So great to see hm.

[-.Steven]

One of the greatest songs ever written and recorded!

[thebouncinghearts]

You seem to be getting more and more exclusive interviews with iconic artists Adam, and deservedly so, you have a great interview style, and your passion as a music lover always shines through, thanks for these uploads.

[AudiophileTommy]

You ARE preserving musical history in a very trying time where history is being erased !!! Thank you so much !!! 👍🌹🌹🌹🌹

[tomforsythe]

I have no memory of hearing this song for the first time. It is one of those songs that feels like it has always existed.

[weslove]

COMMENT? You bet. The number #1 Professor of Rock episode ever. My favorite singer, Roy Orbison, yeah, loved Elvis, some good folk. But number #1 group, The Four Tops and all Motown. All and any soul was my favorite dance and listen to music. After hearing and watching this, boy was I right all those years. The Motown era to me was the best era in history period!! Not bad for a farm boy from North Dakota. Thought I'd be Country, think again!! Thank you so much. This is a

[Nafemrotlem]

This episode belongs in the Hall of Fame. All of my favorites. Four Tops, HDH, Mann-Weill. I would have totally geeked out in their presence. Great job, Professor.

[michaelkirkpatrick]

Got to see them in the Philippines in 1975. Great show. Grew up in Detroit in the late 50's and early 60's so I would listen to my transistor radio to all of the music coming out. Great memories

[bobdylan]

Being born in 1961 I don't remember a time without this song. You can call me lucky. ✌ 💘 🎸

[Alonenotlonely]

Levi Stubbs is one of the very greatest singers of all time. He is electrifying.

[walley]

when i was younger i used to drive a van at work to pick up supplies and it only had an AM radio. this forced me to listen to to strongest radio signal which was an oldies station playing motown and hits from the 50s-60s-70s. it was a blessing really. it got me familiar with a different generation than i was in at the time. i played in a band and used to bring out these old classics to do a cover songs and people thought i had a massive record collection or something, but they didnt realize that i just heard it the day before at work.

[FatherAndTeacherTV]

That's great that you're doing content on Motown!
Motown classics never get old!
"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a classic. The music. The lyrics. The singing.
Thank you, Professor of Rock!

[alanarakelian]

For sheer ferocity, the Four Tops' "Bernadette" from 1967 was right
up there.

[briarpalek]

Literally grew up with Motown music. My childhood comes flooding back with pleasant thoughts and feelings of simpler long summer days gone by. I remember listening to all this music on 9volt transistor radios while working on my bad ass bicycle with the tiger stripped bannana seat, oiling the chain and bearings. Those days ain't never coming back but I hold them dear as if it were yesterday!! Great video as always !

[cozmicpfunk]

I want to applaud you Professor in recognizing these amazing music masters: The Four Tops! African Americans contributed to the very fabric of most mainstream American music: Jazz, Soul, Blues, Pop, Rock n' Roll- The originators of Rock n' Roll are all people of color! Thank you for acknowledging these fore-fathers in American music. Amazing interviews! :)

[deanrobert]

Motown is a treasure and the Four Tops are legendary. Great episode POR!