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- 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.
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Jun 28, 2021 · How old is Berry Gordy and where is he from? Berry Gordy in 1957. Picture: Getty 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.
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.
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Jun 16, 2023 · Her son is former president Jimmy Carter, making him and Berry Gordy Jr. second cousins by way of their shared great-grandfather. Motown's founder, Berry Gordy Jr., was born in the Motor City in 1929, and his beginnings are a classic Great Migration experience.
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Nov 28, 2023 · We could only be talking about Motown Records, founded on January 12, 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr, who was born in the city he helped make synonymous with soulfulness, Detroit, on November 28, 1929.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Berry Gordy Jr. was born on November 28, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was the seventh of eight children in a close-knit, hardworking family. Unlike his siblings, Gordy struggled in school.
Nov 12, 2012 · Biography. Songwriter and music executive Berry Gordy was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 28, 1929 to Berta and Berry Gordy, Sr. He attended Northeastern High School, but dropped out his junior year to pursue a featherweight boxing career, where he fought just fifteen matches, winning twelve.
