Berry Gordy

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human record executive record producer songwriter

Berry Gordy is an American record executive, producer, and songwriter best known as the visionary founder of the Motown record label, which shaped the sound of popular music in the 1960s and beyond.

Aliases (2)

Berry Gordy III ×1
Berry Gordy Jr. ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → record executive → record producer → songwriter →
alsoKnownAs	Berry Gordy Jr. →
awardYear	1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1929-11-28 →
ethnicity	African-American →
founded	Motown Records → Motown Records Corporation → Tamla Records →
fullName	Berry Gordy III →
genre	R&B → pop → soul →
headquarteredAt	Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan →
influenced	popular music of the 1960s → racial integration of popular music audiences →
movedCompanyTo	Los Angeles, California →
notableFor	creating a crossover soul-pop sound →
notableWork	Diana Ross & The Supremes career development → Marvin Gaye career development → Smokey Robinson & The Miracles career development → Stevie Wonder career development → The Jackson 5 career development → development of the Motown sound →
occupation	film producer → record executive → record producer → songwriter → television producer →
parentOf	Berry Gordy IV → Hazel Gordy → Rhonda Ross Kendrick →
partner	Diana Ross →
placeOfBirth	Detroit, Michigan, United States →
receivedAward	National Medal of Arts → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction → Songwriters Hall of Fame induction →
relative	Redfoo → Sky Blu →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
soldCompany	Motown Records →
soldCompanyYear	1988 →
wroteSong	Do You Love Me → Money (That's What I Want) → Shop Around →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gordy Records → Hitsville U.S.A. → Motown → Tamla →	foundedBy
Motown Museum → The Temptations →	associatedWith
Berry Gordy ("Berry Gordy Jr.") →	alsoKnownAs
The Jackson 5 →	associatedAct
Kennedy William Gordy →	father
Tamla →	founder
Berry Gordy ("Berry Gordy III") →	fullName
Gordy family →	hasNotableMember
Grammy Trustees Award →	hasNotableRecipient
Gordy Records →	namedAfter
Hitsville U.S.A. →	ownedBy
Esther Gordy Edwards →	sibling