In January 1959, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family — along with meager royalties he earned writing "Lonely Teardrops" for Jackie Wilson ...
3.Sky Blu The rapper (real name is Skyler Austen Gordy) is the grandson of Berry Gordy, founder of the Motown record label. Berry signed some of the biggest musicians of all time, including Stevie ...
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Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ...
The museum was founded by Esther Gordy Edwards, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy's sister, in 1985. The museum is located in the home that served as Hitsville U.S.A.'s original headquarters and ...