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Berry Gordy is the greatest record man in American music history. From that modest wood-frame house in Detroit he built Motown Records , which in the 1960s and ’70s grew to become the most successful independent record label in America, producing some of the greatest, most uplifting and most enduring popular music in history.
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 ...
Feb 21, 2022 · Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth by taking a look back at some of Motown Founder Berry Gordy Jr.'s biggest musical achievements. To learn more about today’s st...
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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 ...
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.
Jun 28, 2021 · Born Berry Gordy III (but known as Berry Gordy Jr), he was the seventh of eight children (Fuller, Esther, Anna, Loucye, George, Gwen, Berry and Robert). He was born on November 28, 1929 in Detroit. He celebrated his 91st birthday in 2020. Read more: Motown founder Berry Gordy announces retirement at 89: 'I have come full circle'
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 ...
