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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Ronald White
Ronald White
American singer, songwriter
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The Miracles
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
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Warren Moore
Warren Moore
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Paul Riser
Paul Riser
American musician
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Anna Gordy Gaye
Anna Gordy Gaye
American businesswoman, music executive and songwriter
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Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers
American singer
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The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
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William Stevenson
William Stevenson
American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records
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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
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The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
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Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
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The Originals
The Originals
band
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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Shorty Long
Shorty Long
American singer
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Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
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Leon Ware
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
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The Supremes
The Supremes
American female singing group
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Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer
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Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin
American guitarist and songwriter
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Sylvia Moy
Sylvia Moy
American songwriter and record producer (1938-2017)
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The Contours
The Contours
American band
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The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby
American Motown songwriter and record producer
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Willie Hutch
Willie Hutch
American musician
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Rockwell
Rockwell
American musician
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Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
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Mable John
Mable John
American blues vocalist
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Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Billy Davis
Billy Davis
American musician
Berry Gordy
American Music Executive, Record Producer

Berry Gordy

Intro
American Music Executive, Record Producer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Grammy Trustees Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Music

Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American 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.

As a songwriter, he composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (The Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (The Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson). As part of The Corporation he wrote many hit songs for The Jackson 5, including "I Want You Back" and "ABC". As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Stevie Wonder. He was known for carefully directing the public image, dress, manners, and choreography of his acts.

In 1988, Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.