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Berry Gordy (left) and one of his main protégés, Smokey Robinson

Source: Wikipedia

Berry Gordy, Jr. (born November 28, 1929) is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.

His 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. Over the next decade, he signed such artists as Mary Wells, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Ruffin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Commodores, The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.

Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Read more about Berry Gordy at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Video: Berry Gordy: ‘Dick Clark Was So Special To Me’
Access HW TV, 2012-04-20 04:21:00
Motown founder Berry Gordy talks with Access about why Motown Records would not exist if not for TV pioneer Dick Clark. Also, he tells Access about his favorite memory of Dick.

Berry Gordy Remembers Dick Clark: A 'Major Force' in Pop Culture
Billboard, 2012-04-19 02:04:00

Developmental Lab of New Musical Motown, Based on Life of Berry Gordy, Will Begin in March
Playbill Combined , 2012-02-14 19:40:00
A developmental lab of a new musical based on the life of Berry Gordy, the famed record producer who founded the Motown label, will be held March 12-April 10, according to an Equity casting notice.