Died On This Date (August 9, 2009) David Van De Pitte / Arranger For Motown
themusicsover David Van De Pitte
October 28, 1941 – August 9, 2009
As a music arranger for Motown, David Van De Pitte helped make hits out of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” Eddie Kendricks‘ “Keep On Truckin,'” Gladys Knight’s “If I Were Your Woman,” and many more. Van De Pitte started working at Motown in 1968 and besides his arrangement successes, he was also the music director for live shows by the likes of Diana Ross, Paul Anka, the Four Tops and the Temptations. David Van De Pitte died of cancer at the age of 67.
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