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Berry Gordy
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Father, with
Diana Ross
, of
Rhonda Ross Kendrick
Former brother-in-law of
Harvey Fuqua
and
Marvin Gaye
.
Grandfather of
Jermaine Jackson II
.
Sold Motown Records to MCA for $61 million in 1988.
Borrowed $800 to start Motown Records.
Founder of Motown Records, Tamla Records and Gordy Records.
Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Non-Performer) in 1988.
Is portrayed by
Billy Dee Williams
in
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
.
Has 8 children altogether: Hazel Joy, Berry, Terry, Kerry, Sherry, Kennedy, Rhonda and Stefan.
Father of
Rockwell
by ex-girlfriend Margaret Norton. Ex-father-in-law of
Jermaine Jackson
.
Jobete, the music publishing company he founded, was named after his three oldest children: Hazel JOy, BErry and TErry.
Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Wrote the introduction to
Michael Jackson
's autobiography "Moonwalk".
Father of songwriter
Stefan Gordy
by producer
Nancy Leiviska
.
Brother of
Anna Gordy Gaye
,
George Gordy
and
Robert L. Gordy
.
His mother was a school teacher.
In 1959 he paid over $25,000 dollars to purchase 2648 West Grand Blvd in Detroit that became Motown's headquarters.
Was an amateur boxer when he was a teenager.
Has 7 brothers and sisters.
Father owned The Booker T. Washington Grocery Store.
Served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
Uncle of Iris Gordy.
Induced into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022.
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