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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

Production · Born 1929-11-28 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired 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, Gordy 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. Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2016, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021. In …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
  2. Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) — Self
  3. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  4. Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019) — Self
  5. Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017) — Self
  6. Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) — Self
  7. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) — Self
  8. Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023) — Self
  9. Anderson Cooper 360° (2003) — Self
  10. Classic Albums (1997) — Self
  11. Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) — Self
  12. It's Black Entertainment (2002) — Self
  13. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
  14. 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — Self
  15. Marilyn and I (2019) — Self
  16. The Jackson Family Honors (1994) — Self
  17. James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014) — Self
  18. Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn (2020) — Self
  19. Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) — Self
  20. Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008) — Self

Directed

  1. Mahogany (1975) — Director