Henry Cosby

An unsung cog in the Motown assembly line, Hank Cosby was not only an exemplary saxophonist who played with the earliest incarnation of the label's legendary studio group, the Funk Brothers, but he also co-wrote such enduring classics as Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Tears of a Clown." Born May 12, 1928 in Detroit, Cosby served in the U.S. ...more