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Bookmark or Share- Gordy family - WikipediaBerry Gordy I was the son of Georgia slave owner James Thomas Gordy and one of his female slaves, Esther Johnson. In addition, James Gordy had a son, James Jackson Gordy, with his legal wife; as the father of Lillian Gordy Carter, the younger James was the maternal grandfather of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, making Jimmy and Berry III and his siblings second half-cousins. [3]
- Jimmy Carter and Motown Founder Berry Gordy’s Surprising ...But perhaps the most surprising relation in Mr. Carter’s extended family tree is Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown — the Detroit musical empire that blossomed in the 1960s and ’70s with ...
- Berry Gordy | Motown Museum | Home of Hitsville U.S.A.Born in 1929, Berry Gordy, Jr. was the seventh of Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy’s eight children. He tried many careers—boxing, record store ownership, assembly line worker and a tour in the U. S. Army during the Korean War—until he found a niche in the world of entertainment.
- Berry Gordy Jr. - Son, Age & Songs - BiographyBest Known For: Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records, which propelled groups like the Supremes to success and became the largest Black-owned company in the United States in the 1960s....
- Berry Gordy - Songwriters Hall of FameFamed for founding Motown Records and all that followed, Berry Gordy first achieved success as a songwriter via compositions like Jackie Wilson's 1957 hit "Reet Petite," which he co-wrote with his sister Gwen and friend Billy Davis, other hits written for Wilson including "Lonely Teardrops," "To Be Loved" and "I'll Be Satisfied."
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