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Gordy's and success
Gordy's gift for identifying and bringing together musical talent, along with the careful management of his artists ' public image, made Motown initially a major national and then international success.

Gordy's and songwriter
Norman Jesse Whitfield ( May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008 ) was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s.
William " Mickey " Stevenson was a songwriter and record producer for the Motown Records group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967, when he and his then-wife, singer Kim Weston, left for MGM.

Gordy's and late
Dozier had been a recording artist for several labels in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the Anna label ( owned by Berry Gordy's sister ) and Motown subsidiary Mel-o-dy.
When the tour ended in late 1984, the group recorded the Diane Warren composition, " Rhythm of the Night ", for the soundtrack to the Motown-produced film, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon.

Gordy's and 1960s
Also featured are Motown's " Studio A " and Berry Gordy's upstairs apartment, decorated to appear as they did during the 1960s.

Gordy's and early
Davis and Gwen Gordy later founded the Anna record label, which was the distributor of the early singles from Berry Gordy's Tamla ( later Motown ) label.
Although Taylor would briefly join the Jacksons in California, he did not receive credit for working on the group's early singles such as " I Want You Back " and " ABC " alongside Gordy's team known as The Corporation.

Gordy's and two
In 1959, two black-owned record labels, one of which would become hugely successful, made their debut: Sam Cooke's Sar, and Berry Gordy's Motown Records.
In 1971, Gordy's husband released the acclaimed What's Going On, which featured two songs co-composed by Gordy, including " Flyin ' High ( In the Friendly Sky )" and " God Is Love ".
Gaye also scored his first two # 1 R & B singles, " I'll Be Doggone " and " Ain't That Peculiar ", both co-written by Gaye's friend, Berry Gordy's right-hand man Smokey Robinson.

Gordy's and major
In addition to the songwriting prowess of the writers and producers, one of the major factors in the widespread appeal of Motown's music was Gordy's practice of using a highly select and tight-knit group of studio musicians, collectively known as " The Funk Brothers ", to record the instrumental or " band " tracks of a majority of Motown recordings.
Composed primarily of pop standards such as " Ol ' Man River " and " For Once in My Life " ( later a major hit for Motown labelmate Stevie Wonder ), and similar songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and other Motown staff songwriters, the Mellow Mood album was part of Motown chief Berry Gordy's crossover plans for the group.

Gordy's and for
Berry Gordy's successful Tamla / Motown group of labels was notable for being black-owned, unlike most of the earlier independent R & B labels.
In 1960, 17-year-old Wells approached Tamla Records founder Berry Gordy at Detroit's Twenty Grand club with a song she had intended for Jackie Wilson to record, since Wells knew of Gordy's collaboration with Wilson.
In the fall of 1960, the group auditioned for Berry Gordy's Motown Records.
The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise.
The engineering team worked around the clock perfecting the single's mix and making hand-cut vinyl records so that Berry Gordy's sister Esther in the Artist Development department could critique them and select the best ones for single release.
Shortly after her birth, Gordy's father moved up to Detroit from Georgia to seek a better life for his family and to escape any hint of racial tension due to a business deal, later sending for his family after settling down.
The divorce court was extensive due to Gaye's absence in court as Gordy's attorneys discussed matters of payments for spousal support and alimony for their son, the few times Gaye did show up to court, he would leave angered enough to compose music.
Curtis Shaw remembers arriving to Gordy's house in Los Angeles after Gaye had drove there to meet up with Anna and was stunned to see the battling ex spouses embrace each other with a hug and a kiss, with Gaye inviting himself in for dinner she had served.
Despite advances by New Japan, Gordy and Williams, out of loyalty to AJPW founder and promoter, Giant Baba, refused to compete for the promotion ( which had business ties with WCW at the time ), leading to Gordy's departure from WCW before Halloween Havoc and Williams ' departure after Starrcade.
One week later, he returned to ring action for the first time in over four months, and debuted his new finisher, a version of Terry Gordy's Oriental thumb spike ( dubbed the " Ice Pick "), for a submission victory over Adams.
A classmate at Western Michigan University, Robert Bullock, was Berry Gordy's nephew, and he encouraged the group to audition for Motown Records.
In April 1961, the Marvelettes ( then known as " The Marvels ") arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla / Motown label.

Gordy's and Motown
Dominated by Berry Gordy's Motown Records empire, Detroit soul is strongly rhythmic and influenced by gospel music.
Motown Records was also the name of Gordy's second record label ; the first, Tamla Records, began on January 12, 1959.
The label and its subsidiaries were purchased by Berry Gordy in 1966, and folded into Gordy's Motown Record Corporation.
Eddie Holland had been working with Motown founder Berry Gordy prior to that label being formed ; his 1958 Mercury single " You " was one of Gordy's earliest productions.
Starting in 1959 he found steady work at Berry Gordy's Hitsville U. S. A. studio, home of the Motown record label.
Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown corporation, and is the performer on the company's first hit, " Money ( That's What I Want )", which reached No. 2 U. S. R & B in 1960.
* Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation's signature act ; their first Group, and their first million selling act was the Miracles.
The company was originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in 1968, as Motown Productions, the film and television arm of Gordy's Motown Records label.
Motown briefly returned to feature films with Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, which became Motown's final theatrical feature.
Released in 1969, the funk ( and feminist ) anthem was an artistic response to Motown chief Berry Gordy's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late-1968.
Gordy was impressed with Marvin and later began working out a negotiation deal with Fuqua to sign the young singer to Gordy's Motown empire.

Gordy's and her
Gina lives with her mother, who is single ( until she begins dating a rather buff co-worker, and later Gordy's father Coach Rhinehart ).
Gordy is said to be suffering from severe dementia, heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure and is given round-to-round care at her niece Denise Gordy's Westwood condominium, having moved there from the Hollywood Hills home she had lived at with her husband.
* Jocelyn Blue as Gordy's Mother: She and her children are also taken for slaughter.

Gordy's and Marvin
Fuqua then signed Marvin to a contract with his Harvey and Tri-Phi Records and also assigned him to work with his then-girlfriend Gwen Gordy's Anna label.
In the meantime, Marvin met and fell in love with one of Gordy's sisters, Anna Gordy and the couple would begin dating during the spring of 1961, marrying within a year

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