Berry Gordy - Wikipedia
WEBBerry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), also known as Berry Gordy Jr., [5] is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Berry Gordy | Biography, Diana Ross, Career, & Facts
WEBSep 16, 2024 — Berry Gordy (born November 28, 1929, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American businessman, founder of the Motown Record Corporation (1959), which became the most successful Black-owned music company in the United States.
Berry Gordy | Motown Museum | Home of Hitsville U.S.A.
WEBBorn in 1929, Berry Gordy, Jr. was the seventh of Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy’s eight children. He tried many careers—boxing, record store ownership, assembly line worker and a tour in the U. S. Army during the Korean War—until he found a niche in the world of entertainment.
Berry Gordy Jr. - Son, Age & Songs - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 — Best Known For: Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records, which propelled groups like the Supremes to success and became the largest Black-owned company in the United States in the 1960s....
Berry Gordy: The Visionary Who Made Motown | uDiscover
WEBNov 28, 2023 — A uDiscover salute to a man who helped to shape the sound of the 20th century, Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr, born November 28, 1929.
Motown Story: Berry Gordy, Diana Ross Smokey Robinson, …
WEBMay 13, 1971 — Inside Motown Records: How Berry Gordy Jr., writers, producers, performers – including Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye – crafted their songs.
Berry Gordy - Motown Founder and Kennedy Center Honoree
WEBA man of vision, drive, talent, and determination, Berry Gordy became a boxer, songwriter, producer, director, entrepreneur, and founded Motown—the hit-making enterprise born in Detroit, Michigan.
Motown: The music that changed America - BBC
WEBJan 9, 2019 — Sixty years ago, Berry Gordy set up the hit factory of Motown. Arwa Haider looks at how an independent record label created one of the most influential sounds of the 20th Century. On 12...
From Motown, with love: the story of Berry Gordy, America's …
WEBFeb 17, 2016 — Former boxer Berry Gordy started writing songs to make some money and "get some girls". He became American music's star-making superpower.
Berry Gordy Lyrics, Songs, and Albums - Genius
WEBBerry Gordy (born in Detroit, Michigan on November 28, 1929) is the legendary founder of Motown Records and its sister labels, Tamla and Mel-o-dy Records.