Ive just read that Hermon Weems has passed away.

rest in peace brother.

This is really sad news Hermon was a real great guy

Just spoken with a friend of his who told me that he had gone into Hospital to have a leg amputated and died from complications resulting from this operation.

Dave.W

Edited June 28, 201015 yr by Louise

R.I.P. Hermon.

Condolences to family, friends, and his buddy's at People's Records, Detroit.

- Kev.

Edited June 29, 201015 yr by KevinKent

sad news was at ric-tic etc wasnt he

think he was featured on tv in shop,when martin freeman went to Detroit in

peoples records(Brad Hales) think he talked with him

Edited June 28, 201015 yr by keithw

Very prolific writer etc on the Detroit scene , he penned Dee Edwards " Why can't there be love " for instance .He was also a talented painter , one of his most famous pieces is the front cover of The Temptations " Psychedelic Shack " album .He will be sadly missed, RIP Hermon .....Eddie

Here are some of his writing credits , courtesy of Soulful Detroit forum:

AL KENT RicTic 123 03/67

THE WAY YOU BEEN ACTING LATELY

(Al Hamilton,Hermon Weems,Ed Wingate)

AL KENT RicTic 127 05/67

YOU'VE GOT TO PAY THE PRICE

(Al Hamilton - Hermon Weems)

WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE

(Al Hamilton,Ronnie Savoy,James Varner,H Weems)

FLAMING EMBERS RicTic 129 06/67

LET'S HAVE A LOVE IN

(Wm. Garrett,Al Hamilton,Bob Hamilton,Hermon

Weems, Ed Wingate)

FLAMING EMBERS RicTic 131 09/67

REAL LIVE WIRE

(Willie Garrett,Al Hamilton,Norma Toney,H Weems)

DETROIT EMERALDS RicTic 135 01/68

SHOW TIME

(Al Hamilton,Hermon Weems,Willie Garrett)

FANTASTIC FOUR Ric Tic 139 04/68

I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU

(Wm. Garrett, Al Hamilton, Hermon Weems)

WIN OR LOSE

(Wm. Garrett, Al Hamilton, Hermon Weems)

DETROIT EMERALDS RicTic 141 07/68

TAKE ME THE WAY I AM

(Wm. Garrett,Al Hamilton,Hermon Weems)

I'LL KEEP ON COMING BACK

(Wm. Garrett,Al Hamilton,Hermon Weems)

DETROIT EMERALDS Westbound 147 04/69

HOLDING ON (Norma Toney,Hermon Weems)

there's a few more I haven't been able to trace

CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND

(Bob Hamilton,Don Mancha,Hermon Weems)

I'M STILL YOUR FOOL

I WAS THE LAST TO KNOW

(Wm.Garrett,Al Hamilton, Hermon Weems)

NIAGARA FALLS

(Al Hamilton, Bob Hamilton,Hermon Weems)

the above four are all published by Stone Agate

so there may be unissued RicTic or Motown versions.

I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU

(Evans Clark,Dale Mitchell,Hermon Weems)

I THINK I GOT A GOOD CHANCE

(Evans Clark, J Barnes, Hermon Weems)

SPENDING XMAS DAY WITH YOU

(Evans Clark,Hermon Weems)

these three published by Hot 'n Heavy so there

may be versions recorded for Arc-Lark

WHY CAN'T THERE BE LOVE

(Hermon Weems)

published by Wedo-Wedo whoever they were - seems to be as one-shot for that publisher.

Cheers ,Eddie

Hermon at People's Records in Detroit not long before the fire and flooding that brought about the move to Woodward. He was there to design and paint all the signage outside the shop. Much of his work can still be seen around Detroit.

Edited June 29, 201015 yr by Rob Moss

A truly great talent,RIP Hermon.

Dave f.......

Sad News

Condolences to Family & Friends.

R.I.P. Hermon.

From 2:27 to 3:53 = Hermon Weems