William Henry Weatherspoon was half of Motown's songwriting and production team -- (James) Dean and Weatherspoon, who went solid gold via Jimmy Ruffin's recording of "What's Become of the Brokenhearted," co-written with arranger Paul Riser. Their songs were also recorded by Edwin Starr, the Monitors, the Marvelettes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marv Johnson, the Contours, and Dennis Edwards ("Which Way to My Baby,") which was unreleased until the '90s. They used the Originals as prominently on productions as the main artist, giving a unique distinction to their work.
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