Berry gordy entrepreneur biography

28 June 2021, 17:49 | Updated: 8 February 2022, 16:52

Berry Gordy is one of the most influential music figures of all time, thanks to his hugely successful Motown empire.

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.

He wrote or co-composed a number of classic hits including 'Shop Around' (The Miracles) 'Reet Petite' (Jackie Wilson) and 'Do You Love Me' (The Contours), and as part of The Corporation he wrote many hit songs for The Jackson 5, including 'I Want You Back' and 'ABC'.

As a producer, he launched acts such as the Miracles, and signed artists like Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knig