An Upstate New York singer and a Syracuse University alumna have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Foreigner, including Rochester’s Lou Gramm, was honored Saturday night alongside ...
is the grandson of Berry Gordy, founder of the Motown record label. Berry signed some of the biggest musicians of all time, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, and the Supremes.
Hitsville, USA, by name and nature; however, that doesn’t mean the label wasn’t also shrouded in controversy. Berry Gordy, the label’s founder, has often been criticised for ripping off some of the ...
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 ...
His mantle was picked up by legends like Berry Gordy with the Motown phenomenon, Philadelphia International and Stax. All, though, were ultimately unable to fight the incredible power of the major ...
among the last of the major groups launched through Berry Gordy's Motown empire, included teenage and pre-teen brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and lead singer Michael. Gordy signed them up ...