Happy Birthday 2 Ya “Brenda Holloway”
Submitted by admin on Wednesday, 21 June 2017No Comment
Singer and songwriter Brenda Holloway, born June 21, 1946, is best known for her recordings under the Motown label in the 1960s…which included hits, Every Little Bit Hurts, When I’m Gone, and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy. She left Motown after four years, at the age of 22, and largely retired from the music industry until the 1990s, after her recordings had become popular on the British “Northern soul” scene.
In 1969, Holloway sued Berry Gordy ( the founder of the Motown) for monetary reasons stemming from the success of Blood, Sweat & Tears’ cover version of her single You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, which the group had taken to no. 2 on the US pop chart that year. Holloway eventually won her case.
