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Barrett Strong. Barrett Strong Jr. (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money (That's What I Want)", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. [1] He is also known for his songwriting work in association with producer Norman Whitfield; [2] together, they ...
The song was originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released on Tamla in August 1959. [6] Anna Records was operated by Gwen Gordy, Anna Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis. Gwen and Anna's brother Berry Gordy had just established his Tamla label (soon Motown would follow) and licensed the song to the Anna label in 1960, which was distributed ...
2001. Recorded. 1959–1970. Genre. R&B / soul. Label. Universal Music Group. Tamla Motown Gold: The Sound of Young America is a three-disc compilation album released by the Tamla Motown label in 2001. It features all the hits from the label in the 1960s, by various artists.
Tamla Special #1: Various Artists TM-224 Tamla Introducing the Downbeats: Downbeats TM-225 Tamla [unissued] Money and Other Big Hits: Barrett Strong: TM-226 Tamla [unissued] They Shall Be Mine: Rev. Columbus Mann: TM-227 Tamla The Marvelettes Smash Hits of 1962 [aka The Marveletts Sing] The Marvelettes: TM-229 Tamla I'll Try Something New: The ...
Warner Bros. Presents Montrose! is the third studio album by American hard rock band Montrose, released on Warner Bros. Records on 26 September 1975. It is the first Montrose album released after the departure of singer Sammy Hagar and also the first not produced by Ted Templeman. Bob James, an unknown vocalist and songwriter from the South Bay ...
Released: September 27, 1960. Hi... We're the Miracles is the first album by the Miracles, Motown 's first group, released on Motown's Tamla subsidiary label in January 1961. It was the first album released by the Motown Record Corporation. [citation needed] The album features several songs that played an important role in defining The Motown ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [2][3] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
Ronald Douglas Montrose [1] (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma.He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc ...