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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.
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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....
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- Hazel Joy Gordy, 68. Prior to founding Motown, Berry served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon returning home, he married Thelma Coleman Gordy, and the two welcomed their first child together the next year.
- Berry Gordy IV, 67. Berry and Thelma welcomed their first son, Berry Gordy IV, in October 1955. While Berry IV has mostly remained out of the spotlight, his children have followed in their grandfather's footsteps.
- Terry James Gordy, 66. Terry James Gordy was born in August 1956 to Berry and Thelma. He grew up in Beverly Hills, California, with his two older siblings.
- Kerry Ashby Gordy, 63. In 1959, Berry founded Tamla Records, which later became Motown. That same year, he welcomed a son with Raynoma Mayberry Liles (later Raynoma Singleton), whom he married in 1960.
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.
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.
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Learn about Berry Gordy, the visionary music producer and songwriter who created the Motown sound and launched the careers of many legendary artists. Find out his achievements, awards, and legacy in this Kennedy Center profile.
