2012Winner
Best Performance
Searching for Sugar Man
Dennis Coffey
Actor
Detroit, Michigan, USA
November 11, 1940
Biography
Detroit-born guitarist and producer. He was a member of Motown's famed group of session musicians, The Funk Brothers. He helped introduce a psychedelic rock sound to Motown. His guitar work can be heard on several Norman Whitfield-produced tracks for The Temptations including "Cloud Nine," "Psychedlic Shack," and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)." In 1971, he had a smash hit as a recording artist with the Top 10 instrumental "Scorpio."
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1978Nominee
Best Performance
Mardi Gras Massacre
2011Winner
Best Performance
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World
Career Highlights
1974Highlight
Best Performance
Tough
Video
Searching for Sugar Man
Mardi Gras Massacre