Gordy, that's one for the kids.
Gordy was excited about his book.
Then one day she met Mr. Gordy.
Much of this had to do with Berry Gordy and Maxine Powell,
the latter running Motown's finishing school and Artist Development department.
When Gordy finally did sign the trio,
with the name changed to The Supremes, in early 1961, they were hardly an overnight sensation.
Gordy wanted all of his artists to appeal to both black and white audiences,
and to dispel the myth that black performers were unrefined.
His creative abilities,
his instincts about music and production were just awesome," Gordy said Friday,
calling James"a pioneer who took Motown in a whole new direction.".
Gordy Klatt, in May of 1985,
walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight cancer.
At Halloween Havoc on October 25,
Austin replaced Terry Gordy, teaming with"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
to wrestle Dustin Rhodes and Windham for the unified WCW and NWA World Tag Team Championships.
Not wanting to mess with success,
Motown head honcho Berry Gordy wanted the Holland-Dozier-Holland follow-up to the Supremes' first
number one hit“Where Did Our Love Go?” to stick with the same formula?