Dennis Coffey (b. in Detroit, MI, USA), is a guitarist, notable as a prominent studio musician, for many
soul &
rnb recordings. He began learning the guitar when he was thirteen, in Ontonagon County (Michigan's upper peninsula). At fifteen he played on his first recording session, backing Vic Gallon, on
I'm Gone (Gondola). In the early 60s, he joined
The Royaltones - having hits with
Poor Boy (1958) &
Flamingo Express (1961) - who played sessions with other artists, including
Del Shannon. As a member of the Funk Brothers studio band, Coffey played on dozens of reco…
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