Motown Founding Artists Barrett Strong Passed Away At Age 81
Written by Tariq on January 31, 2023
One of Motown’s founding artists Barrett Strong, has died at the age of 81. Strong was also a songwriter and sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)”. Strong had yet to turn 20 when he agreed to let his friend Berry Gordy, in the early days of building a recording empire in Detroit, manage him and release his music. Within a year, he was a part of history as the piano player and vocalist for “Money,” a million-seller released early in 1960 and Motown’s first major hit. Stong later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,”. Click Here To Read More.
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