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Berry Gordy in 1964. Berry Gordy was among the five honorees selected to receive Kennedy Center Honors in 2021, one of many well-deserved lifetime achievement awards for the Motown founder. Gordy, born on Nov. 28, 1929, and known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr. was joined in Washington, D.C., at the event by singer-songwriter-musician Joni ...
Nov 28, 2018 · Berry Gordy is the founder of Motown, Motown, one of the most successful record labels of all time. Pic credit: Broadway Shows He helped “create a trailblazing new sound in American music.
In Berry Gordy's 1994 autobiography To Be Loved (named for one of the hit tunes he wrote for Wilson) Motown founder Berry Gordy stated that Wilson was "The greatest singer I've ever heard. The epitome of natural greatness.
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 ...
Berry Gordy, Jr. (født 28. november 1929 i Detroit, Michigan) er en amerikansk musikproducer og sangskriver. Inden musikkarrieren var Gordy i en periode aktiv som professionel bokser . Han grundlagde i januar 1959 Motown Records og stod bag en række andre labels, herunder Tamla Records og Gordy.
Feb 16, 2009 · In 1959 Berry Gordy Jr. started Motown Records in Detroit with an $800 loan from his family. Four years after Brown v. Board of Education cleared the way for racial integration and four years ...
Jun 16, 2023 · In fact, Motown Records as we know it has only been around since 1960, but its influence is mighty. Much of that is thanks to Berry Gordy Jr., Motown's founder. Gordy was born in the Motor City in 1929 and his beginnings are a classic Great Migration experience. Born the seventh of eight children, Gordy's father moved the family from Georgia to ...
