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4 unusual facts about Edward Holland


Edward Holland

Edward Everett Holland (1861–1941), American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia

Eddie Holland (Edward Holland, Jr., born 1939), American singer, part of Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team

Edward M. Holland (born 1939), attorney and member of the Virginia Senate, 1972–1996

Edward James Gibson Holland (1878–1948), Canadian soldier, recipient of Victoria Cross


Ain't Too Proud to Beg

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks.

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964 (see 1964 in music). The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.


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