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Berry Gordy (Detroit, Míchigan, Estados Unidos, 28 de noviembre de 1929 es un productor discográfico y compositor estadounidense, fundador de la casa discográfica Motor City, que poco después se convirtió en Motown Records.
Berry 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.
Motown es un sello discográfico estadounidense propiedad de Universal Music Group.Fue fundada por Berry Gordy Jr. como «Tamla Records» el 12 de enero de 1959, [1] [2] y se constituyó como «Motown Record Corporation» el 14 de abril de 1960. [3] Su nombre, un portmanteau de motor y town, se ha convertido en un apodo de Detroit, donde la discográfica tenía su sede original.
"Money (That's What I Want)" is a rhythm and blues song written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, which was the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. Barrett Strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records.
22 de jul. de 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.
Born 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.
Interview with Motown founder Berry Gordy, the entrepreneur who gave us Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and so many others.
