Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway
Brenda Hollowayis an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", "When I'm Gone", and "You've Made Me So Very Happy." The latter, which she co-wrote, was later widely popularized when it became a Top Ten hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears. She left Motown after four years, at the age of 22, and largely retired from the music industry until the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth21 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
I was a black singer with a white voice, a perfect pop voice.
I feel Motown really exploited me.
A lot of times I can across as too masculine to men, and they couldn't handle me, they stayed away.
My costumes were made for sex appeal not for women.
Then when Gladys Knight came in to do my songs that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
When The Supremes were taking off, the company, the company would pull in records so that The Supremes could go for the million.
Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites.