Motown Records
Berry Gordy Jr. founds Motown record company to mass-market black music, the Miracles, "Shop Around"
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Berry Gordy Biography and Timeline
Follow Berry Gordy through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Berry Gordy, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1959–1960Years on this page
1959
1960
Little Stevie Wonder
Little Stevie Wonder, as he is called by Berry Gordy at Motown, is discovered singing & playing the harmonica
Records, sources and methodology
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