William "Mickey" Stevenson
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William "Mickey" Stevenson was a songwriter and record producer for the Motown Records group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967, when he and his then-wife, singer Kim Weston, left for MGM.
Stevenson was head of A&R for Motown during the "glory" years of the mid 1960s when artists such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Miracles and Martha & the Vandellas came to the fore. He was also responsible for establishing the company's in-house studio band, which came to be known as The Funk Brothers.
He wrote and produced many hit records for Motown, some with co-writer and producer Ivy Jo Hunter, including "Dancing in the Street", "It Takes Two", "Ask the Lonely", "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", "My Baby Loves Me", "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "Stubborn Kind of Fellow".
He also wrote under the alias Avery Vandenburg, for Jobete's Stein & Van Stock publishing subsidiary.
Stevenson has concentrated on producing stage musicals in more recent years.
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