"Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!"

wrote on Instagram the son of Dozier without revealing the causes of the death of the American artist.

Born on June 16, 1941, raised in a Detroit family entirely focused on music, Dozier triumphed in the 1960s when he joined forces with brothers Brian and Eddie Holland at Motown Records.

They wrote hits like "Where Did Our Love Go" and "Stop! In The Name of Love" for The Supremes.

The trio has a string of successes for the groups The Miracles, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye.

"It was as if we won the lottery every time," Dozier had fun in his autobiography published in 2019.

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After leaving Motown and the Holland brothers in the 1970s, the artist pursued a solo career expanding his lineup with pop-rock megastar Phil Collins.

The title "Two Hearts" won a Golden Globe and a Grammy Award.

Dozier and the Holland brothers were also rewarded by having their names on the legendary "Hollywood Walk of Fame" and "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in the 1990s.

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