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Berry Gordy III (November 28, 1929) known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Oct 23, 2022 · View Comments. Detroit recording artist, songwriter, producer and music executive Robert Louis Gordy Sr. died of natural causes on Friday at his home in Marina del Rey, California. Gordy,...
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Oct 26, 2022 · R Robert Louis Gordy, Sr., younger brother of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and chief executive for many years of the company’s successful music publishing division, died Oct. 21...
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Oct 24, 2022 · Well-known record executive and songwriter Berry Gordy recently paid tribute to his younger brother Robert Louis Gordy Sr., who passed away on October 21 at his residence in Marina del Rey,...
Oct 24, 2022 · The former recording artist, songwriter, and music publishing executive died suddenly of natural causes at his Marina del Rey home in California on Friday (Oct. 21). More from VIBE.com. Berry...
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THE CHAIRMAN. After years at the helm of Motown Records, Berry took the role of board chairman, allowing the younger generation an opportunity to lead the company into a new era. He sold the company in 1988, but his connection to the “Sound of Young America” is unbreakable and eternal.
Feb 8, 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.