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holloway of the watts summer festival , tommy jacquette , on performing november 18 , 2009 at a memorial tribute for the founder mary wells , patrice holloway 1962 & ndash ; present tamla , motorcity brenda holloway
 solo_singer 26 june 1946 vocals soul brendaholloway1.jpg watts , los angeles , california , united states brenda holloway singer
brenda holloway

brenda holloway -lrb- born june 26 , 1946 -rrb- is an american singer and songwriter , who was a recording artist for motown records during the 1960s .
her best-known recordings are the soul hits , `` every little bit hurts '' , `` when i 'm gone '' , and `` you 've made me so very happy . ''
the latter , which she co-wrote , was later widely popularized when it became a top ten hit for blood , sweat & tears .
she left motown after four years , at the age of 22 , and largely retired from the music industry until the 1990s , after her recordings had become popular on the british `` northern soul '' scene .
