Originally Posted by
woodward
When I first looked at this thread, I drew a complete blank. Thinking, who in the world is this?
So after reading the responses thus far, I decided to check Graham Bett's Motown Encyclopedia which details the following.
Morris Broadnax
Born in Detroit, Michigan on 2/9/1931, Morris Ervin Broadnax auditioned for Mickey Stevenson in 1961 as a singer. Whilst Mickey did not think much of him as a vocalist, he did like the songs he performed, all of which were Morris' own compositions, so Mickey offered him a job as a staff writer for Jobete. Morris mainly worked with Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder, helping compose such hits as Until You Come Back To [[That's What I'm Gonna Do), later a massive hit for Aretha Franklin, Just a Little Misunderstanding [[a hit for the Contours) and All I Do, which Stevie eventually included on his Hotter Than July album. Morris remained at Motown until 1969 and tried to organize the first Motown Alumni Association in 1989 but gave up due to lack of interest at the time. He died from congestive heart failure on 2/17/2009.
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