Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey

personal-info

known-for

Sound

gender

Male

birthday

1940-11-11

place-of-birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

also-known-as

biography

Detroit-born guitarist and producer. He was a member of Motown's famed group of session musicians, The Funk Brothers. He helped introduce a psychedelic rock sound to Motown. His guitar work can be heard on several Norman Whitfield-produced tracks for The Temptations including "Cloud Nine," "Psychedlic Shack," and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)." In 1971, he had a smash hit as a recording artist with the Top 10 instrumental "Scorpio."