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Gordy

American  
[gawr-dee] / ˈgɔr di /

noun

  1. Berry, Jr. born 1929, U.S. music and record producer: founder of Motown records.


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Kyle Gordy insists he choses to donate directly to women because it is more personal than a "cold and clinical" regulated clinic.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Alice Coltrane was born in Detroit, and was a product of the same environment that gave the world Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, Jr., who was a neighbor.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

In 1964 Berry Gordy, Motown’s founder, hired Moy as a singer and songwriter but asked her to focus on the latter.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Then I played it for Maurice White, and I was even more nervous than with Berry Gordy.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2024

After Mrs. Gordy left, Mama made me go to my room while she told Papa what Miss Sarah said Mrs. Snodgrass said Smiley said I said.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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