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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]
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 nationwide by Chicago-based Chess Records in order to ...
FILE - Motown's Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Strong, one of Motown’s ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the The post Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81 ...
Alongside his Motown lyrical collaborator Barrett Strong, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. [3] He wrote or co-wrote 61 hits on the UK charts and 92 on the US charts. [4] In 2024, Whitfield was posthumously selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical excellence category.
Barrett Strong: 1 1 13 1970: Al Green, #60 pop, #11 R&B "Message from a Black Man" The Temptations Barrett Strong - - - 1970: The Whatnauts, #99 pop, #19 R&B "That's the Way Love Is" Marvin Gaye Barrett Strong: 7 2 - "Friendship Train" Gladys Knight & the Pips Barrett Strong: 17 2 - "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me" The Four Tops: Barrett ...
Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with ...
"Money" – Barrett Strong "Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes "Fingertips Pt. 2" – Stevie Wonder "The Girl's Alright with Me" - The Temptations "My Guy" – Mary Wells "Come and Get These Memories" - Martha and the Vandellas "Where Did Our Love Go" – The Supremes "Baby I Need Your Loving" - The Four Tops "Baby Love" – The Supremes