Forest Hairston

February 23, 1935 - November 26, 2017

1960s soul artist from Detroit, Michigan.

Hairston scored a minor hit with 1966’s ‘We Go To Pieces’. He sold his studio in 1967 to the owners of [l70455]. Eventually, Hairston would become a songwriting collaborator with [a86094]. In the early 1970s, however, he moved to Los Angeles and was trying to continue his living in the music industry. That’s when he befriended [a18984], who would open the door to Motown for Hairston.