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	Podcast:		Success Talks With Rodney Saulsberry
	Episode:		051 - Motown Records Founder - Berry Gordy
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:06:32
	Publish Date:		2019-05-12 23:00:00
	Description:		Voice Over Actor, Singer and Author Rodney Saulsberry narrates this bio feature on Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, the most successful black owned music company in the history of the United States. Born in 1929 in Detroit, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records in 1959. The 1960s and '70s saw popular artists who Gordy developed—including the Supremes, the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye —dominate the music scene. Gordy sold the company in 1988. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that same year. Though Gordy couldn't read music or play an instrument, he had the musical chops to create the sound of Motown and to promote an incredible roster of talent. Gordy had dubbed his label's output "the sound of young America," but today Motown's music is beloved by people of all ages from around the globe.
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