Mount Rushmore of producers?

[lockhartgary]

Who would you put on the Motown Mount Rushmore of producers and/or songwriters? Note: to make it easier, groups of writers and/or producers can be counted as a single unit

My Picks:
Smokey
H-D-H
Whitfield/Strong
Berry Gordy

[mofreaktown]

If you are only allowing 4 choices, I would have to substitute Ashford & Simpson for Berry Gordy.

[marv2]

Holland-Dozier-Holland
Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong
Johnny Bristol
Frank Wilson

[bradsupremes]

Holland-Dozier-Holland
Smokey
Whitfield & Strong
Stevenson & Hunter
Fuqua & Bristol
Frank Wilson

[vgalindo]

HDH
Smokey Robinson
Ashford and Simpson
Fuqua and Bristol

[TomatoTom123]

Ooh I can’t pick. Of course Norman Whitfield and Holland-Dozier-Holland would definitely be there but they’ve already been listed. And a mention must be made to William Weatherspoon and James Dean!

Also, I guess Marvin and Stevie weren’t really “Motown producers” in the sense of writing and producing extensively for other acts on the label but what they did do [[Marvin’s work with The Originals and Stevie’s with The Spinners and Supremes for example) was outstanding! :D