Berry Gordy's Major Accomplishments

Berry Gordy Jr. was one of the many African Americans that are most remembered in the world. Berry Gordy Jr. is the founder of Motown Records. Motown Records is one of the most successful record companies in the history of the U.S. The record company was started in the late 1950s and is still recording labels today.

Berry Gordy Jr. was born on November 28, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was born into a hard-working family of ten, he was the seventh of eight brothers and sisters. Gordy Jr. attended Northeastern High School and dropped out his junior year to fulfill a career in boxing. He fought fifteen matches and won twelve, but his boxing career was ended when he was drafted into the war in 1951. After fighting in the war he returned to his

helped co-write. This was the beginning of Berry Gordy Jr.’s success in music. After the hit “Reet Petite” he helped co-write "Lonely Teardrops” and "Lonely Teardrops” that were also so me of Wilson’s big hits. Gordy’s first publishing company was called Jobete, Jobete didn’t go the way he had hoped so he decided to open a recording company.

Tamla Record’s was his first recording company that he produced in his own house. Tamla Records was becoming something major when Gordy realized that there was not enough room to book everyone that wanted to record a label. Therefore the creation of Motown Records was born. Gordy started regretting taking the risk of starting Motown Records until “The Marvelettes” was rated number one on the pop charts which caused his business rate to soar. Motown was a hit! Motown was becoming one of the most known African American labeling records in America. Motown Records was known for what artists recorded in it, such as Mary Wells who recorded “My Guy”. Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Diana Ross are all of some of the best Motown hits. Motown Records was home to all kinds of music. Gordy was open to different varieties of music because he wanted different listeners. Gordy believed that his customers should listen to what they want to hear, and he wants the best artists to record for