# William Weatherspoon

> William Henry Weatherspoon was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work for Motown Records in the 1960s. He co-wrote "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", an international hit for Jimmy Ruffin, and many other hit songs.

*American songwriter (1936-2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-weatherspoon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-02-11
- **Died:** 2005-07-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Weatherspoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weatherspoon)
- [William Weatherspoon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weatherspoon)
- [William Weatherspoon](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weatherspoon)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c1b52d9a-c284-4e6c-8ef3-c233f35e039b)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/301529)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8020112)

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