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• Berry Gordy Jr. is a prominent American entrepreneur, film and television maker, music executive, as well as a record producer, generally referred to as Berry Gordy. 
• Berry Gordy is probably best known in the music industry as the founder of a record label called Motown, which was originally located in Detroit, Michigan, of course. 
• In 1959, Gordy formed “Motown” and moved the company to Los Angeles in 1972. 
• Over the years, Gordy made “Motown” one of the most successful record labels at the time, mixing pop music with an intricate soul music style, a phenomenon is later known as the “Motown Sound.” 
• With such artists as Diana Ross and “The Supremes”, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, “The Jackson 5” and many others, “Motown” enjoyed mainstream success in the 1960s and 1970s. 
• “The “Motown” company also began to engage in the film industry after its relocation to Los Angeles and released films such as “Lady Sings the Blues,” in which Diana Ross played Billie Holiday, “Thank God It’s Friday,” starring Jeff Goldblum and Debra Winger, “The Last Dragon,” co-produced by Gordy, and with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Ted Ross, “The Wiz. 
• Motown has grown over the years to include such major divisions as Motown Records, Tamla Records, Gordy Records, and Tamla-Motown Records, as well as various R&B, pop, jazz, rock, and other record labels. 
• Gordy agreed to sell the business to MCA and ‘Boston Projects’ in 1988. 
• For Gordy, it was a very lucrative offer, as he got 61 million dollars for it. 
• The net worth of Berry Gordy is reported to be $365 million according to estimates, probably accrued largely due to his association with “Motown.” 
• In 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, Berry Gordy was born. 
• In order to pursue a professional boxing career, Gordy left high school, but during the Korean War, he was drafted into the United States Army, which put a stop to his prospective career. 
• Gordy showed interest in music and songwriting on his return from Korea, which encouraged him to open his own music store called “3-D Record Mart.” 
• Unfortunately, Gordy was forced to close the store shortly after its opening, as it did not bring much profit. 
• With his entrance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Pioneer Award granted to him by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Gordy’s contributions to music have been recognized. 
• IMDB Wikipedia “Lennon” (2005) “Motown: The Musical” (2013) “Rock ‘N Roll! 
• The First 5 Motown Records” “Tamla Records” “Tamla-Motown Records” $345 Million 000 Years” (1982) 1929 American music Anna Gordy Gaye Berry Berry Gordy III Berry Gordy IV Berry Gordy Jr. 1929 African American African-American culture” Debra Winger Detroit Diana Ross Entrepreneur Esther Gordy Edwards Film Producer Gordy Gordy Family Gordy Records Grace Eaton (d. 
• 1990-1993) Grammy Hall of Fame Gwen Gordy Fuqua Hazel Gordy Hitsville U.S.A. Jackie Wilson Jeff Goldblum Jr. Jackie Wilson Jeff Goldblum Jr. U.S. Industry Hall of Fame (1998) Kerry Gordy Marvin Gaye Michael Jackson Michigan Motown Music Executive Artist November 28 Ray Singleton (d. 
• 1960-1964) Record producer Redfoo Rhonda Ross Kendrick Robert Gordy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1988) Stevie Wonder Ted Ross Television Television (1988) Rockwell Sherry Gordy Songwriter Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Pioneer Award (2013) 

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• Friends with Smokey Robinson.
• Wrote the introduction to Michael Jackson’s autobiography “Moonwalk”.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
• Is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992).
• Former brother-in-law of Harvey Fuqua and Marvin Gaye.
• Brother of Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Robert L. Gordy.
• Has 8 children altogether: Hazel Joy, Berry, Terry, Kerry, Sherry, Kennedy, Rhonda and Stefan.
• Jobete, the music publishing company that he founded was named after his three oldest children: Hazel JOy, BErry and TErry.
• Father of Rockwell by ex-girlfriend Margaret Norton. Ex-father-in-law of Jermaine Jackson.
• Father of songwriter Stefan Gordy by producer Nancy Leiviska.
• Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Non-Performer) in 1988.
• Grandfather of Jermaine Jackson II.
• Borrowed $800 to start Tamla Motown Records.
• Father, with Diana Ross, of Rhonda Ross Kendrick
• Sold Motown Records to MCA for $61 million in 1988.
• Founder of Motown Records and Tamla Records.

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