Berry Gordy

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Profession: Founder of Motown Records and Songwriter

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Biography: Founder of the Motown record label which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.

As a record producer, he signed the Miracles, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Stevie Wonder.

Songs he wrote, composed or co-composed included the hits "Lonely Teardrops", "Shop Around" and for The Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" and "ABC".

Born: November 28, 1929
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Age: 94 years old

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Married Life

1990-07-17 American Motown Records founder Berry Gordy (60) weds Grace Easton; divorce in 1993

Historical Events

1958-06-07 American songwriter and impresario Berry Gordy Jr. founds Tamla Records, precursor to Motown Records, in Detroit, Michigan
1959-01-12 Berry Gordy Jr.'s Tamla Records (later Motown) begins operating in Detroit, Michigan
1960-04-14 American record company Motown, founded by Berry Gordy Jr, is incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit. Michigan
1961-01-15 Berry Gordy signs The Supremes to Motown Records
1988-01-20 3rd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Beach Boys; The Beatles; The Drifters; Bob Dylan; The Supremes; Woody Guthrie; Leadbelly; Les Paul; and Berry Gordy, Jr.
2021-12-05 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, singer-actress Bette Midler, record mogul Berry Gordy, producer Lorne Michaels and opera singer Justino Diaz, with President Biden attending,in Washington D.C.

Berry Gordy

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