Berry Gordy III[3] (known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr.,[4] born November 28, 1929) je oga ile-ise rekoodu, olootu awo-orin, akowe-orin, olootu filmu ati olootu eto telifisan ara Amerika. Ohun ni oludasile ile-ise rekoodu Motown ati awon apa re.[5]

Berry Gordy
Gordy in 1998
Gordy in 1998
Background information
Orúkọ àbísọBerry Gordy III
Wọ́n tún mọ̀ọ́ bíiBerry Gordy Jr.
Ọjọ́ìbí28 Oṣù Kọkànlá 1929 (1929-11-28) (ọmọ ọdún 95)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Irú orin
Occupation(s)
  • Record executive
  • record producer
  • songwriter
  • film producer
  • television producer
Years active1953–present[1][2]
LabelsMotown
Associated acts


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  2. Jem Aswad (2019-09-24). "Motown Founder Berry Gordy to Retire". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-20. 
  3. "Berry Gordy". IMDb. 
  4. Gordy, Berry Sr. (1979). Movin' Up – Pop Gordy Tells His Story. Harper Collins. ISBN 0060220538. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101140947/http://www.alex-haley.com/movin_up_pop_gordy_tells_his_story.htm. 
  5. Smith, Jessie Carney (2006-01-01) (in en). Encyclopedia of African American Business. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313331107. https://books.google.com/books?id=-VYN_LWZwf4C&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&dq=most+lucrative+african+american+business+motown.