Jackie Wilson was the match that lite the fire to it all .. The 1st successful black recording artist to come out of Detroit . I was so pleased he got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, a long awaited recognition he so long ago deserved.
Maaan!!’ Black America has so much to be proud of with this man !! And I think every race of color that’s brown , white , yellow, that’s also a natural born American ! Needs to Pay homage to this Genius of berry gordy ! With what he brought to us all in America with the most beautiful soul R&B music 🎶 made our sad lonely even depressing days a lot more brighter with all of those god-given artist that he brought forth for us all to greatly be entertained by!! Thank you ! Mr Gordy. From this heAr one Mexican girl !! Who’s family just adored your musical contribution!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇱🇷🇲🇽 ✊🏽✊🏿🎶🎶🎶🎶
Barry Gordy a musical geneis at seven he was born to do that Some people are just meant to be driven What Ever The Mind of Man Can Believe he can achieve .
Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing this story of what happens when you have a want only God can give you this gift of true love for music having a real job was ok but he loves to be singing with a heart hearing him talking about his business us real gift from God no matter what people say they were real people that enjoy your life Linda j . Peace🦋🦋🦋🦋
Great interview, "F" all you Berry Gorder jr haters on here. This is as close to the truth as any of us will ever know. !2;55 is as close to a confession of the truth as will ever be revealed. Barbara Walters is a great interviewer with a wealth of experience.
When his book tour finally made it to Detroit, I told him that Mary had more people in line for her last book tour. He said that was great. He signed my book and we took some pics.
@@lecuyerdooley1084 Why do you always spend your time trying to damage a great black man's image? You spend so much time trying to denigrate this black man as opposed to understand the systemic racism that surrounded and suppressed him and his company. You should feel ashamed. Low lives... I'm just very glad the majority of thinking people dismiss and don't listen to you. You'll stay in the bowels of RUclips comments. 👎 Disgusting.
@@dtrn254 Nobody is trying to damage his image. He will always be known and respected for what he accomplished with Motown. But that does not mean that he is a saint. We are all imperfect, Gordy included. Recognizing his strengths as well as his weaknesses is a part of seeing him as a full human being, not some God.
@@dtrn254 Can you read? His reply was "that's great." Not greater. No one here is arguing that Mary or anyone is greater than Berry Gordy. Please stop the drama.
@@lindahines9380 Florence Ballard was screwing with her company's driver Tommy Chapman. Mary Wilson was screwing every married (and white man) from the U.S. to London. Sleeping around 🤣
@dtrn254 I saw Mary in concert around 1997 in the UK. Her performance was lazy, unprofessional out of tune, and self-indulgent. Worst of all she was all over a handsone young backing singer. If a man had behaved like that to a young girl on stage!!
I'm so glad Berry Gordy found Diana Ross....because she and he turned Motown into a global behemoth for world change and talent. Berry Gordy's the greatest to ever do it. 😲👍
@@dtrn254 That is inaccurate. He did not sign them period when he first heard them. He signed them months later. He did not designate Diana Ross lead singer for years thereafter. In fact, the year he signed them, he recorded "Buttered Popcorn" with Florence as lead singer, not Diana Ross.
@@dtrn254 The Supremes and Diana Ross were part of the Motown story, not responsible for it. Do not disrespect all the talented individuals, performers, writers, producers who made Motown what it was with a statement that puts Diana Ross somehow above all of them because that is most definitely not her place.
@@lecuyerdooley1084 Yes, I'm accurate. It's your false 'Buttered Popcorn' narrative that's laughable and so easily disproven by this video alone. We all can hear Gordy himself say in this very video he 'liked the group's LEAD singer' (which was Diana Ross during the Supremes' first audition). Diana had already secured this same 'Motown' audition through her childhood friend Smokey Robinson. Gordy didn't sign the Supremes' after this audition simply due to their age but it's quite clear who he 'liked'. These are just #FACTS... 'Buttered Popcorn' wasn't a milestone of a composition for Gordy. Though fun and amusing, the fact is Berry clearly didn't think much of 'Buttered Popcorn' as a music publisher. If so, he would have cut the song repeatedly with other artists to cover it after it flopped with Flo. The song did as much as it could and wasn't remarkable in any commercial or artistic way.
Say what you like, he's a carpetbagging player! He played all the Motown acts except Gladys & The Queen of soul Aretha‼️ Dennis Edwards sued & got his money! David Ruffin/Temptations said "it's not a matter of if they stole from the Acts...it's how much he stole‼️
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, although from Detroit and know Smokey and BG personally,she was never signed to Motown as an artist. Her father Rev C.L.Franklin thought she could a much better deal than she would get with Motown. I heard something about Rev Franklin thought Berry was a crook!..Lol..a lot of artists sued an were successful because they just wanted to be famous young adults/teenagers and they're contracts were horrible to say the least.
Berry Gordy made icons. All the artists he worked with became stars. He gave them opportunities of a lifetime. Don't be ridiculous. This man is a fu**kin genius.
Barry misused and abused more people than he ever helped. More people who made millions for him died in poverty because he took advantage of their lack of knowledge about contracts, in addition to the fact that the performers were not allowed to take their contracts out of the building. Those entertainers were so eager to sing that they thought Barry was going to look out for their best interests while his plan was to get maximum performance with as little recompense as possible.
Nah, HE made them stars, INVESTED in them and got a return on HIS INVESTMENT like any good businessman!! THEY (like he said) had the option of LEAVING and not re-signing with HIS company and they continued to SIGN. He never robbed them of anything at all.
He gave people opportunities. What they did with their success was down to them. Some sang well but lacked self-discipline or high standards of professional standards. Some worked really hard, particularly Michael and Diana, who studied their craft and rehearsed over and over. John Sivorn
@@juneandrus5751 No, Berry was primarily interested in Ross' voice among all the Supremes.... #facts....Berry knew talent better than anyone. Also Holland Dozier Holland found Diana's true recording voice and after that the sky was the limit. Ballard was not an exceptional recording or stage artist like Diana. Ballard would have made great artist later in life if she had beat her own personal problems after Motown.
Dianah wasn't a particularly good singer, nor was she pretty. Florence and Mary were gorgeous. In addiction, Florence who founded the group, was the real singer in the group. I would never pay a dime for his book. He's made enough money that he didn't deserve from the public. Incidentally, you didn't have to make women pay for designer evening gowns in order to perform. They could have gotten their messages across with much cheaper outfits.
@@sandraatkins2539 Lies lol. Flo was no Stevie Wonder...or Diana Ross. Flo sounded like an amateur opera singer trying to do pop music. Not the 'Sound of Young America'. And Mary was never considered a great singer.
![Diana Ross - Barbara Walters Interview [2000]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eOGdhMf2hK8/mqdefault.jpg)
Jackie Wilson was the match that lite the fire to it all .. The 1st successful black recording artist to come out of Detroit . I was so pleased he got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, a long awaited recognition he so long ago deserved.
Maaan!!’ Black America has so much to be proud of with this man !! And I think every race of color that’s brown , white , yellow, that’s also a natural born American ! Needs to Pay homage to this Genius of berry gordy ! With what he brought to us all in America with the most beautiful soul R&B music 🎶 made our sad lonely even depressing days a lot more brighter with all of those god-given artist that he brought forth for us all to greatly be entertained by!! Thank you ! Mr Gordy. From this heAr one Mexican girl !! Who’s family just adored your musical contribution!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇱🇷🇲🇽 ✊🏽✊🏿🎶🎶🎶🎶
berry Gordy has a lot of history 😳 WOW! I didn't know he could play the piano!
It's in his book : To Be Loved!! Great and revealing bio.😎😎😎
@@lewiscarey6984 ok I don't have his book
what other instruments can he play
Yea he played on a few hits
The Miracles, Mary Wells & the Marvelettes put Motown Record Corp. on the MAP!
to be loved, to be loved 😍 O what a feeling to be 😍loved!
Diana Ross is one of the most important voices in music recording history.
lol
Lmaooo
@@jl3322 WHITNEY HOUSTON SINGS DIANA ROSS:
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@@MiamiPush2theLimit
PATTI LABELLE SINGS DIANA ROSS:
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BEYONCÉ SINGS DIANA ROSS:
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Barry Gordy a musical geneis at seven he was born to do that Some people are just meant to be driven What Ever The Mind of Man Can Believe he can achieve .
Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing this story of what happens when you have a want only God can give you this gift of true love for music having a real job was ok but he loves to be singing with a heart hearing him talking about his business us real gift from God no matter what people say they were real people that enjoy your life Linda j . Peace🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks, I never saw this!
when I was young this is so funny 🤣 I used to see the Gordy label on the temptations album but I didn't know who he was! or what it Meant!
Great interview, "F" all you Berry Gorder jr haters on here. This is as close to the truth as any of us will ever know. !2;55 is as close to a confession of the truth as will ever be revealed. Barbara Walters is a great interviewer with a wealth of experience.
Preach!!!
Plz Barbara Walters you have talent girl !!
When his book tour finally made it to Detroit, I told him that Mary had more people in line for her last book tour. He said that was great. He signed my book and we took some pics.
LMAO were you trying to be shady?
@@lecuyerdooley1084 Why do you always spend your time trying to damage a great black man's image? You spend so much time trying to denigrate this black man as opposed to understand the systemic racism that surrounded and suppressed him and his company. You should feel ashamed. Low lives... I'm just very glad the majority of thinking people dismiss and don't listen to you. You'll stay in the bowels of RUclips comments. 👎 Disgusting.
Lol. Mary who? Greater than Berry Gordy? LMAO. Um...No.
@@dtrn254 Nobody is trying to damage his image. He will always be known and respected for what he accomplished with Motown. But that does not mean that he is a saint. We are all imperfect, Gordy included. Recognizing his strengths as well as his weaknesses is a part of seeing him as a full human being, not some God.
@@dtrn254 Can you read? His reply was "that's great." Not greater. No one here is arguing that Mary or anyone is greater than Berry Gordy. Please stop the drama.
Happy Blessed Birthday Groove Mr. Berry Gordy Jr.
Should have asked him bout Florence Ballard...
7:04 - 11:15 was the best part of the interview with Berry....tells the true story. .
Why? I heard he did sleep with her
@@lindahines9380 Florence Ballard was screwing with her company's driver Tommy Chapman. Mary Wilson was screwing every married (and white man) from the U.S. to London. Sleeping around 🤣
WHO?
@dtrn254 I saw Mary in concert around 1997 in the UK. Her performance was lazy, unprofessional out of tune, and self-indulgent. Worst of all she was all over a handsone young backing singer. If a man had behaved like that to a young girl on stage!!
"Describe your relationship with Diana Ross. What was she to you?" *Pause. Look to the sky for answers* LMAO
I'm so glad Berry Gordy found Diana Ross....because she and he turned Motown into a global behemoth for world change and talent. Berry Gordy's the greatest to ever do it. 😲👍
Berry Gordy only signed the Supremes because of their 'lead singer' Diana Ross. This is proof.
@@dtrn254 That is inaccurate. He did not sign them period when he first heard them. He signed them months later. He did not designate Diana Ross lead singer for years thereafter. In fact, the year he signed them, he recorded "Buttered Popcorn" with Florence as lead singer, not Diana Ross.
@@dtrn254 The Supremes and Diana Ross were part of the Motown story, not responsible for it. Do not disrespect all the talented individuals, performers, writers, producers who made Motown what it was with a statement that puts Diana Ross somehow above all of them because that is most definitely not her place.
@@lecuyerdooley1084 Yes, I'm accurate. It's your false 'Buttered Popcorn' narrative that's laughable and so easily disproven by this video alone.
We all can hear Gordy himself say in this very video he 'liked the group's LEAD singer' (which was Diana Ross during the Supremes' first audition).
Diana had already secured this same 'Motown' audition through her childhood friend Smokey Robinson. Gordy didn't sign the Supremes' after this audition simply due to their age but it's quite clear who he 'liked'. These are just #FACTS...
'Buttered Popcorn' wasn't a milestone of a composition for Gordy. Though fun and amusing, the fact is Berry clearly didn't think much of 'Buttered Popcorn' as a music publisher. If so, he would have cut the song repeatedly with other artists to cover it after it flopped with Flo. The song did as much as it could and wasn't remarkable in any commercial or artistic way.
Say what you like, he's a carpetbagging player! He played all the Motown acts except Gladys & The Queen of soul Aretha‼️ Dennis Edwards sued & got his money! David Ruffin/Temptations said "it's not a matter of if they stole from the Acts...it's how much he stole‼️
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, although from Detroit and know Smokey and BG personally,she was never signed to Motown as an artist. Her father Rev C.L.Franklin thought she could a much better deal than she would get with Motown. I heard something about Rev Franklin thought Berry was a crook!..Lol..a lot of artists sued an were successful because they just wanted to be famous young adults/teenagers and they're contracts were horrible to say the least.
Berry Gordy made icons. All the artists he worked with became stars. He gave them opportunities of a lifetime. Don't be ridiculous. This man is a fu**kin genius.
Barry misused and abused more people than he ever helped. More people who made millions for him died in poverty because he took advantage of their lack of knowledge about contracts, in addition to the fact that the performers were not allowed to take their contracts out of the building. Those entertainers were so eager to sing that they thought Barry was going to look out for their best interests while his plan was to get maximum performance with as little recompense as possible.
AMEN! sister! I didn't know he could play
the piano .can't sang a note
Berry Gordy made more black millionaires around the globe than any other record company. Do the math.
Nah, HE made them stars, INVESTED in them and got a return on HIS INVESTMENT like any good businessman!! THEY (like he said) had the option of LEAVING and not re-signing with HIS company and they continued to SIGN. He never robbed them of anything at all.
@@davidgirard1398 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
He gave people opportunities. What they did with their success was down to them. Some sang well but lacked self-discipline or high standards of professional standards. Some worked really hard, particularly Michael and Diana, who studied their craft and rehearsed over and over. John Sivorn
POPS WE LOVE YOU
So basically Berry Gordy only signed the Supremes because of their 'lead singer' Diana Ross.
He didn't say that.
@@kenj280 LoL. Berry was interested in the lead singer. As a musician himself he wasn't interested much in Mary or Flo's voices. Neither was HDH.
Not True, He Was Interest In Ballard. Where Do You Get Your Info From
@@juneandrus5751 No, Berry was primarily interested in Ross' voice among all the Supremes.... #facts....Berry knew talent better than anyone. Also Holland Dozier Holland found Diana's true recording voice and after that the sky was the limit.
Ballard was not an exceptional recording or stage artist like Diana. Ballard would have made great artist later in life if she had beat her own personal problems after Motown.
I have read in many sources, he was really only interested in Diana. I think it is mentioned in Randy's book, for example.
They dead wrong for making Berry sing these songs lol
But hell he had so many people on his label to sing his songs so he didn't care about it 😆
Imagine saying you didn’t think Thee *Stevie Wonder* was particularly a great singer lol
He meant when he met him and he was a teen. Stevie's singing improved
Dianah wasn't a particularly good singer, nor was she pretty. Florence and Mary were gorgeous. In addiction, Florence who founded the group, was the real singer in the group. I would never pay a dime for his book. He's made enough money that he didn't deserve from the public. Incidentally, you didn't have to make women pay for designer evening gowns in order to perform. They could have gotten their messages across with much cheaper outfits.
@@sandraatkins2539 Lies lol. Flo was no Stevie Wonder...or Diana Ross. Flo sounded like an amateur opera singer trying to do pop music. Not the 'Sound of Young America'. And Mary was never considered a great singer.
He hurt a lot of beautiful artists. He just wanted to make money off of them.
Berry made superstars. You're a fool.