Motown Boss Berry Gordy turned 95 years old, and Diana Ross’ daughters, Rhonda Ross-Kendrick and Tracee Ellis-Ross celebrated the Motown Music founder’ Berry Gordy’s 95th’s birthday.
Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy at the star ceremony where Martha Reeves is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Berry, who still looks strong and healthy, held a private birthday party – which was attended by some of Black Hollywood royalty. Traces Ellis Ross and her sister posted video from the event.
Berry Gordy is 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.
As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including “Lonely Teardrops” and “That’s Why” (Jackie Wilson), “Shop Around” (the Miracles), and “Do You Love Me” (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit “Reet Petite” (Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5, including “I Want You Back” and “ABC”. As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Stevie Wonder. He was known for carefully directing the public image, dress, manners, and choreography of his acts.
Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2016, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
