Today's topic. Barry Gordy, Verry Goody, Verry. Barry Gordy is multiple things. He's a retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer, and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label. His record label was the highest earning African American business for decades.
As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co composed a number of hits, including Only Teardrops and That's Why, Jackie Wilson, Shop Around, The Miracles, and Do You Love Me The Contours, all of which topped the US R and B charts. As part of the corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson Five, including I Want You Back and ABC. As a record producer, he launched The Miracles and signed acts like The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips,
and Stevie Wonder. Gordie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in nineteen eighty eight. In nineteen ninety three, he received the CBC Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Junior Achievement US Business Hall of Fame in nineteen eighty eight and the Michigan Rock en Roll Legends Hall of Fame in two thousand and nine. When Gordy received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Pioneer Award on June thirteenth, two thoy thirteen, he was the first living individual
to receive the honor. Wow, and the list goes on. I'm Gail Nobles, thank you for listening, and when there is nothing else to do, make a Motown playlist or pull out some old Motown records. Motown is still loved today. Amazing, very scoring, very sorry.