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[…] showed for the event. Young faces, mingled with original Motown executives and friends and expressed gratitude for the sense-of-family among them, and also excitement that Motown founder and hitmaker  Berry Gordy Jr., 86, was in the building. At Strikefest, the feeling of inclusion into a great family; a mature cyclone of entertainment dynamism was omnipresent. Lester of the Ventriloquist act […]

*We just discovered ONE more reason to celebrate the legendary Berry Gordy Jr.   At the dedication of Berry Gordy Square on Monday (11-25-19), he was presented a (vegan) birthday cake by his niece, Karla Gordy Bristol, a bit in advance of his actual 90th b-day which is TODAY, Thanksgiving Day!   Happy 90th birthday, Mr. Berry Gordy […]

[…] for quite a history lesson. Fresh off its successful Broadway run, “Motown The Musical” is the highly anticipated production based on the book, “To Be Loved,” by Berry Gordy, Jr. and his dream to change the face of popular music by developing a music label from which some of the most iconic artists of […]

Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson *MusiCares® has named Motown founder, GRAMMY® Award nominee, Recording Academy® President’s Merit Award honoree, and recipient of the GRAMMY Museum’s Architect of Sound®: Vision Award Berry Gordy and GRAMMY Award winner and seven-time GRAMMY Award nominee Smokey Robinson to be honored at 2023 MusiCares® Persons of the Year. Gordy […]

Berry Gordy expresses appreciation of ‘Berry Gordy Square’ (Photo: Donna Dymally Photography) *This past Sunday, I heard a message about the power God infuses into us. Among the Bible verses referenced was Philippians 4:13, “I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me .” This is a KJV amplified rendering of […]

Karla Gordy Bristol , Berry Gordy, Iris Gordy (Photo: Bob Delgadillo/Events Photographer) *Motown friends and family came together last week in Tarzana (CA), to enjoy the 11th Annual “Friends of Fuller Gordy Strikefest,” one of the most anticipated bowling, concert, dining and philanthropic events of the season. Entertainment celebrities, business leaders and Motown alumni […]

*When your father’s name is Berry Gordy, founder and chief architect of the storied Motown Records and its famous Motown Sound, any music/entertainment venture by one of his offsprings better be far north of excellent. Sherry Gordy, one of Berry’s three daughters, knows this, because, she is raising a lot of eyebrows in Las […]

[…] Gordy, Berry Gordy Photo Credit Property of West Grand Media, LLC *Recording artist, songwriter, producer, and music executive, Robert Louis Gordy, Sr.,  younger brother of Motown founder, Berry Gordy Jr., passed away from natural causes,  Friday evening, October 21, 2022, at his home in Marina del Rey, CA.  He was 91. “I am deeply saddened by the […]

Karla Gordy Bristol, Berry Gordy, Iris Gordy *Detroit, MI  – The 12th Annual Friends of Fuller Gordy (FOF) Strikefest debuts in the Detroit area on September 20, 2019, after 11 years of unparalleled success in Los Angeles, California, where the red carpet event is touted as a “Unique Entertainment Extravaganza.” Fresh from attending Showtime’s […]

[…] stars on the Hollywood “Walk of Fame’ in Los Angeles. He was… the incomparable Fuller B. Gordy, the oldest brother of Motown Records’ founder and chief architect, Berry Gordy, Jr. Fuller B. Gordy (Mr. 700) died on November 9, 1991.  However, an organization called “Friends of Fuller B. Gordy,” continues to honor his life […]

[…] Wesson, City Councilperson (Hollywood) Mitch O’Farrell, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder (photo: Twitter via Mitch O’Farrell office) *As you know by now, this past Monday (11-25-19), Berry Gordy Jr., was accorded another place in history when the City of Los Angeles created and dedicated Berry Gordy Square in his honor. The square is located in Hollywood […]

[…] ‘Hitsville: The Making Of Motown’ at Harmony Gold on August 08, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Aug. 7, 2019 – Source: Leon Bennett/Getty Images North America) * Berry Gordy has filed a $10 million lawsuit over a film that portrays him as a thug. According to RadarOnline, Gordy said producer Timothy Bogart’s latest project […]

Berry Gordy attends a photocall for “Motown – The Musical” at The Hospital Club on October 5, 2015 in London, England. (Oct. 4, 2015 – Source: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images Europe) *Motown founder Berry Gordy announced Wednesday that he will donate $4 million to the Motown Museum’s expansion project, and the move comes ahead […]

[…] members were in the house at the 10th Annual Friends of Fuller Strikefest on November 8, 2017 in Los Angeles. That’s right; the likes of Motown founder Berry Gordy, former Supreme Mary Wilson, and diva Thelma Houston were mixing it up at a bowling alley (Corbin Bowl Center) and having fun all in the […]

[…] Bristol presented Motown Museum CEO, Robin Terry with a beautiful award and also surprised her, by bringing famed artist, Ronald McDowell, onstage who presented a portrait featuring Berry Gordy, Esther Gordy Edwards and Mrs. Terry. The relaxing Zen Lounge massage treatments, fun flipbook, silent auction with Motown and ten special Motown 60 themed items, […]