This is the obituary I placed in Manitesto for the family just over a year ago
Dennis Tally - Detroit
Dennis Tally died earlier this year in Detroit from a heart attack. He will be best remembered, to most around the world for his D. T. record label. Which had a host of modern soul classic releases, such as Forth Day, Emanuel Laskey, The Magnificents and Executive Suite, to name but a few. But to the Detroit music scene he will forever mean so much more. He was a powerhouse of a man, always ready to help anyone with a new project. Young new artists, producers and label owners would beat a path to his door, to get his assistance, often for free. He truly believed in the essence of the Detroit music scene and would work on any project that furthered the musical cause of the city. Even at the last, he lay in hospital discussing the new projects he was working on, and what he was going to do, when he was fit again. Dennis was married to Detroit soulstress, Darlene Love who he also recorded on the D.T. label. Darlene says "He was my life, we we're inseparable". When Darlene speaks of him and his achievements, she always does so with such pride. Dennis was also a great friend to many from the UK. Always ready to help in finding those elusive records and missing artists. It is people like him that have made Detroit so much more of dynamic music city than most, and his mere passing will not diminish his enduring spirit. -Dave Thorley