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Berry Gordy Jr.
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Berry Gordy Jr.
An American businessman who founded Motown Records. Born into a fairly prominent Black family in Detroit, he started his first label in 1959 with an $800 loan from family members. He signed a large number of successful, primarily African American, artists. He was born in 1929.


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We did the background part and Berry Gordy said 'OK, you girls did good, we'll record you'.
1 singles from this week, with Jade Wright 1963 Do You Love Me - Brian Poole &The Tremeloes Written and produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy Jnr, this track was first recorded by The Contours, who reached number one themselves with it, once in 1962 and again in 1988.
The gold coffin had been held at the family crypt of Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown.
 
 
 
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