Berry Gordy

Birth Name:

Berry Gordy

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Music department

Became the first living individual to receive the Pioneer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013
In 1988, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Was inducted into the Junior Achievement U․S․ Business Hall of Fame in 1998
Before finding his niche in the entertainment industry, he worked as a boxer, a record store owner and an assembly line worker
Was drafted into the United States Army in 1950 to fight in the Korean War
Converted a garage behind his flat into a music studio, which he dubbed Hitsville U․S․A
Discovered many of the earliest rhythm and blues stars, including the Miracles, Mary Wells, the Temptations and the Supremes
Founded the Motown Record Corporation, which was incorporated in 1960, which produced so many hits that Motown it is sometimes considered its own genre
Billy Dee Williams portrayed him in "The Jacksons: An American Dream․"
Wrote the introduction to "Moonwalk," Michael Jackson's autobiography

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