By fayette (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 08:27 am:

we've covered a lot of areas, so tell me
who is your all time favorite producer.
i think quincy jones is a genius

By John Lester (217.40.198.113) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 08:28 am:

The late Henry "Hank" Cosby

By Edgar (200.46.132.55) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:04 am:

I have several...
In my list the tandem Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier head the list because it's incredible the quantity of quality records by so many artists that they produced.
Then, Norman Whitfield. I was tempted to place him first.
Stevie Wonder.
Ashford & Simpson.
Frank Wilson.
Smokey Robinson.
William "Mickey" Stevenson.
Henry "Hank" Cosby.
Clay McMurray.
Hal Davis.
Berry Gordy.
Harvey Fuqua.
Non-Motown: Arif Mardin-Jerry Whexler-Tom Dowd, Thom Bell, Richard Perry, Skip Scarborough, Eugene Record...

By soulboy (213.105.242.198) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 09:17 am:

MOTOWN:
HDH
Norman Whitfield
Smokey
Ashford & Simpson
Just about all the others
NON-MOTOWN
Gamble & Huff
Phil spector
Brian Wilson
Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards
Terry Lewis/Jimmy Jam

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 10:22 am:

AGREE WITH ALL OF THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE!!!...A COUPLE MORE...NOT YET MENTIONED...BOB CREWE...AND GLORIA AND EMILIO ESTEFAN!!!...QUINCY JONES COULD BE AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST...IN THAT HIS WORK SPREAD OVER SO MANY YEARS...TOUCHED SEVERAL GENRES...AND WAS BOTH A TRADITIONALIST AND AN INNOVATOR!!!...STU

By Eli (151.197.40.194) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 10:35 am:

Quincy Jones
HDH
Steve Cropper
Thom Bell
Dave Crawford
David Foster

By nikki (24.46.200.124) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 10:43 am:

I'm not saying favorite or best, but here are two that weren't mentioned:

Robert Bateman & Sonny Sanders

Nikki

By Greg C. (209.71.79.211) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 11:19 am:

MOTOWN Holland-Dozier-Holland, Ashford & Simpson,
Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder,Marvin Gaye

NON-MOTOWN Leon Sylvers, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Quincy Jones, Thom Bell, Gamble & Huff, Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Dexter Wansel, Charles Simmons & Joseph Jefferson

By dvdmike (12.84.119.246) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 06:47 pm:

Several of the above named, plus:
CARL DAVIS
JERRY LEIBER & MIKE STOLLER
EUGENE RECORD
MAURICE WHITE

By Scratcher (65.133.219.130) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 07:23 pm:

Eli, what about Gamble and Huff? I think they were great. I'm wondering why you left them off your list. An oversight?