He partnered with Lamont Dozier under the name "Holland–Dozier", releasing a lone single for Motown in 1963, then was inactive for a number of years, and was then revived in the early and mid-1970s, scoring a number of medium-sized R&B hits.
Han slog sig sammen med Lamont Dozier under navnet "Holland-Dozier", der udsendte en enkelt single for Motown in 1963, og var herefter inaktiv i en årrække, indtil han i midten af 1970'erne fik en række mindre R&B hits.