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Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer.
May 10, 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.
Nov 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.
Jun 28, 2021 · Berry Gordy Jr found fame and fortune as a record executive, producer, songwriter, film producer and TV producer. He founded the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which became the highest-earning African-American business for several decades.
Apr 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....
A 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.
