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In 1998 he was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame, and in 2013 he became the first living person to receive the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Pioneer Award. In 2016 Gordy received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama for "helping to create a trailblazing new sound in American music" through his songwriting ...
Feb 17, 2016 · Berry Gordy now lives at the top of the world, in a Beverly Hills mansion. He is the greatest record man in American music history. From that modest wood-frame house in Detroit he built Motown ...
Jun 7, 2023 · Berry Gordy is a father to eight kids: Hazel, Berry IV, Terry, Kerry, Sherry, Kennedy, Rhonda and Stefan. Here's everything to know about the music mogul's children.
Berry Gordy Jr. was born on November 28, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of Berry Sr. and Bertha Gordy. Unlike many other African Americans of the period, his family was solidly middle-class. The Gordy family operated a successful painting and construction company. His father owned a grocery store, and his mother was one of the ...
Oct 10, 2008 · Berry Gordy. When Berry Gordy launched a small independent record label in 1959 in a two-story frame house on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, he had no idea his dream of writing and producing his ...
The Jackson 5 originally released I'll Be There written by Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch and Bob West and The Jackson 5 released it on the album Third Album in 1970. It was also covered by Doug Earley, Helene Lundstrom, Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, John di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio and other artists.
May 28, 2024 · The Music mogul Berry Gordy pledged $5 million to launch the UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center, which will provide courses in music and the music business and specialized curriculums in songwriting and production. The gift will also back research examining the intersections among technology, streaming algorithms, and social justice.
