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Eddie Holland

Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer

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Born
October 30, 1939
Age in 2026
87
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1939

About Eddie Holland

Edward James Holland Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, brother to songwriter and record producer Brian Holland. Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, brother to songwriter and record producer Brian Holland. However, when the trio broke from Motown and founded their own labels in 1968 (Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records), the full H-D-H team including Eddie were credited as producers. Holland also worked with record producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for the Marvelettes and the Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep". Before Motown, as a singer Holland would collaborate with Berry Gordy in 1958 at Mercury Records for the track “You (You You You You)” which was cowritten and produced by Gordy.

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Eddie Holland timeline

  1. Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, brother to songwriter and record producer Brian Holland.
  2. Before Motown, as a singer Holland would collaborate with Berry Gordy in 1958 at Mercury Records for the track “You (You You You You)” which was cowritten and produced by Gordy.
  3. However, when the trio broke from Motown and founded their own labels in 1968 (Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records), the full H-D-H team including Eddie were credited as producers.

The world when Eddie Holland was born

Eddie Holland was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eddie Holland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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