Johnny Bristol

John William "Johnny" Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which he wrote an eponymous song. His most famous recording was "Hang On in There Baby", which reached the Top Ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom.