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24. Aug. 2019 · Hitsville: The Making of Motown: Directed by Ben Turner, Gabe Turner. With Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, William Stevenson. Documentary film that focuses on the period beginning with the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s.
- Ben Turner, Gabe Turner
- 2 Min.
- Hit-Making Songwriter
- Motown Records Founder
- Talent Developer
- Visionary
- The Chairman
A gifted songwriter, Berry penned or co-wrote hits for Jackie Wilson, including “Reet Petite”, “Lonely Teardrops” and “To Be Loved”. Despite this success, Berry was not content to write songs: He burned with the entrepreneurial spirit, as was only natural for one of Berry, Sr. and Bertha’s children. With an $800 loan in hand from the Gordy Family’s...
With a tenacity that reflected his training as a boxer, a drive to succeed that matched the lessons he learned from his parents, and an attention to detail that is evident in the quality and uniqueness of every element of the Motown experience, Berry built the Empire on West Grand Boulevard, known as Motown Records. Motown Record Corporation was in...
Berry had a keen eye for talent as well. The list of his earliest discoveries reads like a who’s who of the golden age of rhythm-and-blues, starting with the Matadors (soon to become the Miracles), Mary Wells, the Marvelettes, and the Primes and Primettes, later to be known as the Temptations and the Supremes, respectively, to name only a few.
True to his vision, Berry invested considerable time and thought into polishing Motown performers. The Artist Development Department taught them how to sit, stand and speak with elegance, and act with refinement—no matter the setting. Their performance “uniforms” and choreography were the envy of street-corner singers and competing vocal groups eve...
After years at the helm of Motown Records, Berry took the role of board chairman, allowing the younger generation an opportunity to lead the company into a new era. He sold the company in 1988, but his connection to the “Sound of Young America” is unbreakable and eternal.
Motown founder Berry Gordy bought the house in 1959. Gordy converted the house to use it as the record label's administrative building and recording studio.
Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards —former Motown Records executive and sister to Motown founder, Berry Gordy—Motown Museum is home to iconic Hitsville U.S.A., Studio A, and an extensive array of Motown artifacts, photographs, apparel and memorabilia.
13. Dez. 2008 · One black kid was cute. Two—a threat to the neighborhood. —Berry Gordy, July 9, 2008. Callin’ out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat? —“Dancing in the Street,” Martha & the...
25. Dez. 2018 · Berry Gordy: Timeless Hits from Hitsville, USA. By Molly McGuire, Intern, Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery. Motown began in 1959 with an $800 loan. Berry Gordy Jr. took his idea of starting a record company to his family’s savings fund.
23. Aug. 1990 · Berry Gordy: Motown’s Founder Tells the Story of Hitsville, U.S.A. In his first in-depth interview in 20 years, the legendary man behind everyone from Stevie Wonder to Diana Ross shares his...
