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He was the main man of Motown and discovered a lot of their artists.
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Barry Gordy was a song writer until he reinvested his songwriting success producing. In 1957 he discovered Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and began building a portfolio of successful artists. In January 1959 Gordy founded an R&B label called Tamla Records, which produced Marv Johnson's first hit, "Come To Me." At Robinson's encouragement, Gordy created Motown on December 14, 1959. Over the next decade he signed such artists as Mary Wells, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and The Pips, The Commodores, The Velvelettes, The Marvelettes, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. Barry Gordy was the man.
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His name is Berry Gordy and he was the founder of Motown and pioneered the sound.
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The Motown Sound.....thats Barry Gordy. In the late 50s and 60s, Barry Gordy was the man with the ear for artists with the Do-Wop sound. this included the Temptations. Detroit was the location of the recording studio and local vocal groups would wait their turn to perform in front of Barry Gordy. For much better definition of Barry Gordy, rent the movie The Temptations. its a great movie and depicts most of Barry Gordy's life in the rock and roll era/
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