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Gordy is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family (who are taken away to a slaughterhouse in Omaha, Nebraska). He experiences the lives of others who are part of the film's side plots, including traveling country music singers Luke McAllister and ...
Berry Gordy I was the son of Georgia slave owner James Thomas Gordy and one of his female slaves, Esther Johnson. In addition, James Gordy had a son, James Jackson Gordy, with his legal wife; as the father of Lillian Gordy Carter, the younger James was the maternal grandfather of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, making Jimmy and Berry III and his siblings second half-cousins. [3]
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), also known as Berry Gordy Jr., [5] is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo - 26 - "Come to Me" Marv Johnson: Marv Johnson: 30 6 - "That's Why (I Love You So)" Jackie Wilson Tyran Carlo: 13 2 - "I'll Be Satisfied" Jackie Wilson Tyran Carlo: 20 6 - 1982: Shakin' Stevens, #10 UK "Bad Girl" The Miracles: Smokey Robinson: 93 - - "You Got What It Takes" Marv Johnson Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo, Marv ...
"Lonely Teardrops" is a song written by Berry Gordy Jr., Gwen Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis, first recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B singer Jackie Wilson, [2] on the Brunswick label. The single was commercially successful, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, and number-one on the R&B chart. It is ranked as the 57th ...
Kennedy William Gordy [1] (born March 15, 1964), [2] known professionally as Rockwell, is an American singer, and actor. He is best known for his hit 1984 single " Somebody's Watching Me ", which features Michael Jackson on chorus vocals. [ 3 ]
Gordy family, African-American family of businesspeople and music industry executives; Anna Gordy Gaye (1922–2014), American businesswoman, composer and songwriter; Berry Gordy (born 1929), American record producer and founder of Motown Records
Terry Ray Gordy Sr. [3] (April 23, 1961 – July 16, 2001) was an American professional wrestler from Soddy-Daisy, TN. Gordy appeared in the United States with promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling and the Universal Wrestling Federation as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds.