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William Stevenson (songwriter)
American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records (born 1937)
William Stevenson | |
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Stevenson at a ceremony in March 2013 for the Funk Brothers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
| Also known as | Avery Vandenburg |
| Born | (1937-01-04) January 4, 1937 (age 88) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer |
| Labels | Motown |
Musical artist
William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company[1] until 1967.
Life and career
He was born William Stevenson and, after spending his formative years recording doowop and gospel music,[2] joined Tamla/Motown in 1959,[3] the year it was founded.
He was head of the A&R department there during the company's "glory" years of the mid-1960s when artists such as the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Tempta