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| Gordy | |
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| Current region | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Place of origin | Georgia, U.S. |
| Members | Berry Gordy, Esther Gordy Edwards, Anna Gordy Gaye, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Robert Gordy, Kerry Gordy, Kennedy William Gordy, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Stefan Kendal Gordy, Denise Gordy, Bianca Lawson, Skyler Austen Gordy, Kamille Gordy |
| Connected families | Knowles, Bristol, Brown, Bullock, Gaye, Lawson, Wakefield, Fuqua, Jackson, Kendrick, Carter, Ross,[1] Cash |
| Estate(s) | Motown Historical Museum |
The Gordys are an African-American family of businesspeople and music industry executives. They were born to Georgia-reared parents Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr. (born Berry Gordy II) and Bertha (née Fuller) Gordy and raised in Detroit, where most of the siblings played a pivotal role in the international acceptance of rhythm and blues music as a crossover phenomenon in the 1960s. The accomplishment is attributable to the creation of Motown, a company founded by the seventh-oldest sibling, Berry Gordy Jr. (born Berry Gordy III).[2]
- ^ "Berry Gordy". 25 October 2019.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (2009-01-13). "Motown Records Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-09-25.