"Iris Gordy Iris Gordy (born February 16, 1943) is an American songwriter, producer, and music executive. She is a former vice president at Motown, where she helped launch the careers of DeBarge, Teena Marie, and Rick James. Gordy is the daughter of Mildred (née Hart) and Fuller Gordy, the brother of Motown founder Berry Gordy. In 1970, ""The Bells,"" a song she co-wrote with Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, and Elgie Stover, became a huge hit for The Originals. It has been subsequently recorded by a variety of artists including Laura Nyro, Color Me Badd, Sam Harris, Aaron Neville, and"
"at Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills, Courts of Remembrance, Sanctuary of Enduring Protection, Private Family Room 70 (). Anna Gordy Gaye Anna Ruby Gaye (née Gordy; January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) was an American businesswoman, composer and songwriter. An elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, she became a record executive in the mid-to-late 1950s distributing records released on Checker and Gone Records before forming the Anna label with Billy Davis and sister Gwen. Gordy later became known as a songwriter for several hits including the Originals' ""Baby, I'm for Real"", and at least two songs"
"many artists, most of which became famous following the release of successful records. Among those who he helped mentor were Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. At one point, Gaye was Gordy's son-in-law after he married his daughter Anna. When Gordy Sr. died that October, his son asked longtime Motown songwriters Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer to compose a song in tribute to him and also began to produce a full-length album with other artists. For the title track, Ross, Gaye, Robinson and Wonder were called in to record the song. Ross, Gaye and Robinson recorded the"
"words and a blunt, self-deprecating wit. Lady Menuhin's sister Griselda became the second wife of the pianist Louis Kentner. Diana Gould (dancer) Diana Rosamond Constance Grace Irene Gould, later Diana Menuhin, Baroness Menuhin (12 November 1912 – 25 January 2003) was a British ballerina and occasional actress and singer, who is best remembered as the second wife of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin. As a dancer, however, she was described by Anna Pavlova as the only English dancer she'd seen who ""had a soul"", and by Arnold Haskell as ""the most musical dancer the English have yet produced"". Gould was born"
"Diana Gould (dancer) Diana Rosamond Constance Grace Irene Gould, later Diana Menuhin, Baroness Menuhin (12 November 1912 – 25 January 2003) was a British ballerina and occasional actress and singer, who is best remembered as the second wife of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin. As a dancer, however, she was described by Anna Pavlova as the only English dancer she'd seen who ""had a soul"", and by Arnold Haskell as ""the most musical dancer the English have yet produced"". Gould was born in Belgravia, London in 1912. Her father was Gerald Gould, a civil servant with the Foreign Office, and her"
"with his first wife, Thelma Coleman, whom he married in 1953 (they were divorced in 1959): His daughter Hazel was once married to Jermaine Jackson. His son Berry IV is father to Skyler Austen Gordy In the spring of 1960 he married Raynoma Mayberry Liles (they were divorced in 1964). They had one child: With Jeana Jackson, Gordy had one daughter: With his then-mistress Margaret Norton, Gordy had a son who would later become more popularly known as Motown musician Rockwell: Gordy had a daughter with Motown artist Diana Ross, with whom he had an intimate relationship from 1965 through"
"first (and only) husband. Anna also co-founded a self-named music label (Anna Records) that would establish Motown's records nationally, such as Barrett Strong's ""Money (That's What I Want)"". In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Anna co-wrote The Originals' biggest hits, ""Baby I'm For Real"" and ""The Bells"", alongside Marvin. She also co-wrote ""God Is Love"" and ""Flying High (In the Friendly Sky)"" on Marvin's famed ""What's Going On"" album. Despite an acrimonious divorce in 1977, Gordy remained friends with Gaye until his 1984 death, after which Anna retreated into seclusion, only coming out briefly to celebrate Marvin's music career"
"Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury Nadine Muriel, Countess of Shrewsbury (""née"" Crofton 24 January 1913 – 2003), known professionally as Nadine Talbot and later as Nadine Credi, was an English opera soprano and the first wife of John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury (1914–1980). They married in 1936. Her father was Brigadier-General Cyril Randell Crofton, of Trobridge, Crediton. She promoted two seasons of Opera at Ingestre in 1957 and 1958, an opera festival at Ingestre Hall, the couple's home. Lord Shrewsbury sued for divorce in 1958, claiming that Nadine had been sexually involved with their daughters' tutor Anthony Lowther, but in"
"first husband (whose name she still bore). Anna Bishop Schulz died in New York in March 1884, aged 74, and was buried beside her son Augustus in St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. It was popularly believed that George du Maurier later used the hypnotic control Nicolas-Charles Bochsa is said to have had over Anna Bishop as the basis for the characters Svengali and Trilby in his 1894 novel ""Trilby"". Anna Bishop Anna Bishop (9 January 181018 March 1884) was an English operatic soprano. She sang in many countries on every continent, and was the most widely travelled singer of the 19th"
"Mount Vernon. Anna left her husband in 1860 and moved to Europe. She wrote the novel ""Mute Singer"", published in 1861. She wrote "" Fairy Fingers"", published in 1865. In 1865, she moved to England, where she wrote ""The Clergyman's Wife, and Other Sketches"" in 1867. Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie died in Twickenham, England, on July 21, 1870. She is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London, beside her first husband, James Mowatt. Anna Cora Mowatt Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie (1819–1870) was a French-born American author, playwright, public reader, and actress. Anna Cora Ogden was born in Bordeaux, France,"
"number-two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Rockwell turned out to be a one-hit wonder and after two more albums, he retired from music in the late 1980s. Daughter of Berry Gordy Jr. and Diana Ross, Rhonda garnered fame as an actress, first in the daytime soap ""Another World"" for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy and later in films like ""The Temptations"", where she played Temptations original member Paul Williams' wife. She later embarked on a jazz career, which continues today. Son of Berry Gordy Jr. and Nancy Leiviska, Stefan Kendal Gordy is better known by his stage"
"started several short businesses before joining his brother's Motown label in 1960, where he was a co-writer of several songs released by Motown artists. By his wife Rosemary (who died in 1980), he had six sons and two daughters. He died in his sleep at the age of 85. Another important member of Motown's growing success was Gwendolyn Gordy (November 26, 1927 – November 8, 1999). Gwen partnered with her brother Berry and then-boyfriend Billy Davis to co-pen several hits for Jackie Wilson in the mid-1950s. In 1959, Gwen, Billy and sister Anna formed Anna Records in Detroit. Anna would"
"Anna Guarini Anna Guarini, Contessa Trotti (1563 – 3 May 1598) was an Italian virtuoso singer of the late Renaissance. She was one of the most renowned singers of the age, and was one of the four ""concerto di donne"" at the Ferrara court of the d'Este family, for whom many composers wrote in a progressive style. She was the daughter of the famous poet Giovanni Battista Guarini, author of ""Il pastor fido"". Details of her early years are scanty, but it is known that she began her employment with the court of the d'Este family at the age of"
"Gwen Gordy Fuqua Gwen Fuqua (born Gwendolyn Gordy; November 26, 1927 – November 8, 1999) was an American businesswoman, songwriter and composer, most notably writing hit songs such as ""Lonely Teardrops"", ""All I Could Do Was Cry"" and ""Distant Lover"". She earned her full name after marrying Harvey Fuqua and kept the name after their divorce. Gwen Gordy was born to Berry Gordy Sr. and Bertha Ida (née Fuller) Gordy in Detroit. She was the youngest of the four Gordy sisters (Esther, Anna and Loucye) and the third youngest of the entire family (brothers Berry and Robert were born after"
"Liles Gordy. They opened a production company together, and she retired from singing, except to re-record a version of ""I Got A Feeling"" for the Nightmare label in the UK in 1989. By that time, the track - and other recordings by Randolph during her brief recording career - had achieved considerable popularity in Britain on the Northern soul dance scene, and since the 1980s has been reissued on several compilation albums. A collection of her recordings, most of which dated from 1969 but had not been issued, was released by Spectrum Records in 2003. Barbara Randolph died from cancer"
"Gloria Ann Taylor Gloria Ann Taylor (September 13, 1944 – December 8, 2017), sometimes credited as Gloria Taylor, was an American R&B and soul singer. Her biggest hit was ""You Got to Pay the Price"" in 1969, and her early 1970s recordings with producer and husband Walter Whisenhunt became sought-after rare grooves before being reissued in the 2010s. She was born in Dehue, West Virginia, and moved to Toledo, Ohio at the age of two with her mother and siblings. As a child, she had rheumatic fever, and was not expected to live to adulthood. She studied at Feilbach School"
"Anna Bishop Anna Bishop (9 January 181018 March 1884) was an English operatic soprano. She sang in many countries on every continent, and was the most widely travelled singer of the 19th century. She was married to the composer Henry Bishop but abandoned him for the French harpist, composer and entrepreneur Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. She and Bochsa were said to have been the inspiration for Trilby and Svengali in George du Maurier's 1894 novel ""Trilby"". Ann Rivière was born in London, daughter of a singing master. Her father was descended from a Huguenot family that had fled to England in the"
"Teddy Getty Gaston Teddy Getty Gaston (September 13, 1913 – April 8, 2017) (born Louise Dudley Theodora Lynch, also known as Teddy Lynch and Theodora Getty) was an American author and singer. She was the last wife of J. Paul Getty. Lynch was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1913. She was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She moved to New York City to become a singer and worked at a supper club for $25 a week. While singing at a nightclub in New York in 1935, Lynch met J. Paul Getty. The two start dating. Lynch wanted to be an opera"
"label, as well as a Billboard chart hit. Following digital remastering, ""Live at the London Palladium"" was reissued on August 24, 1999, by Motown on compact disc. In October 1976, during a very dizzying, topsy-turvy and bizarre period in his life, Marvin Gaye had begun recuperating from personal issues. He had recently gone through a divorce with his first wife, and sister of Motown-CEO Berry Gordy, Anna Gordy, and married his second wife, Janis Hunter. Hunter had previously inspired many of Gaye's romantic-themed albums including 1973's ""Let's Get It On"" and his previous album, the erotic ""I Want You"". Gaye"
"After nearly two years, the case was settled in Gordy's favor after Gaye agreed to remit a portion of his royalties from his next album to her. The resulting album, ""Here, My Dear"", gave audiences a view of the marriage from Marvin's point of view. After its release in December 1978, Gordy threatened to sue Marvin for $5 million for invasion of privacy. Nothing came of her threat. In the 1980s, Marvin and Anna reconciled as friends, and Anna accompanied Marvin to industry events following the release of his comeback album ""Midnight Love"", in 1982. Anna attended the Grammy Awards"
"ex-Spinners bandmate G.C. Cameron, managed his career and later marrying him. The couple broke up in the late 1970s after Cameron left Motown. Gordy's production company ""Gwen Glenn"" was named after Gwen's son Glenn Gordy. Gordy moved to California in the early 1970s, where she'd remained until her death and lived comfortably off royalties after her career ended in the early 1980s. Gwen succumbed to cancer at her home in San Diego, California on November 8, 1999 at the age of 71. She was buried in Detroit, Michigan. Gwen Gordy Fuqua Gwen Fuqua (born Gwendolyn Gordy; November 26, 1927 –"
"Rhonda Ross Kendrick Rhonda Ross (born Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein; August 14, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and public speaker. She is the daughter of singer/actress Diana Ross. She was born in Los Angeles and raised by Ross and her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Her biological father is Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. At the time of Rhonda's birth, Diana Ross was married to her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross, Gordy, and Silberstein all knew of Rhonda's parentage. She was publicly presented as the daughter of Ross and Silberstein, and he raised her. When she was 13, she"
"Nina Dorda Nina Ilyinichna Dorda (; 27 August 1924 – 26 February 2016) was a Soviet pop and soprano singer, a Honored Artist of Russia. Dorda was born in Moscow, Russia in 1924. She was interested in music at a young age and in 1937, began to attend the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1946, Dorda became a soloist-vocalist with the Union Concert Tours Association (VGKO). From 1954 to 1959, Dorda performed in a jazz orchestra with Eddie Rosner. The group gained prominence due to its extensive and colorful tour program. Dorda married musician Maykl Lipski. They"
"on several projects up until his untimely death, and has also worked on some John Denver projects afterwards. Gordy’s abilities were put to the acid test in 1992, after his wife, Patty Loveless, left MCA, the label that had jump-started her on the path to becoming country music’s most notable female neo-traditional vocalist. Plagued by a vocal cord injury that threatened to cut her career short, Loveless was forced to disappear from view for several months while she underwent laser surgery and a period of recovery. Gordy’s work on ""Only What I Feel"" put his wife’s career back on the"
"Gaye's album, ""Here, My Dear"". Born Anna Ruby Gordy on January 28, 1922 in Oconee, Georgia, she was the third eldest of Berry Gordy Sr. (Berry Gordy II) and Bertha Ida (née Fuller) Gordy's eight children. Into her first year, Gordy's family relocated to Detroit. Following graduation from high school in 1940, Gordy relocated to California, which is where Gordy's younger brother Berry moved to after he dropped out of high school to form a boxing career. Returning to Detroit in the mid-1950s, she and younger sister Gwen became operators of the photo concession at Detroit's Flame Show Bar. By"
"Paul Getty."" Gaston resided in Malibu, California. She died on April 8, 2017, at her home with her dog, Apache, and her daughter, Gigi. Teddy Getty Gaston Teddy Getty Gaston (September 13, 1913 – April 8, 2017) (born Louise Dudley Theodora Lynch, also known as Teddy Lynch and Theodora Getty) was an American author and singer. She was the last wife of J. Paul Getty. Lynch was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1913. She was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She moved to New York City to become a singer and worked at a supper club for $25 a week. While"
"Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name based on her married name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the United States ""Billboard"" 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the US within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She"
"Vasily Aksyonov. In 2004, this novel was adapted into a TV series, where the role of Gorda was played by Kristina Orbakaite. Dorda died in Moscow, Russia on 26 February 2016 at the age of 91. Dorda's repertoire included: Nina Dorda Nina Ilyinichna Dorda (; 27 August 1924 – 26 February 2016) was a Soviet pop and soprano singer, a Honored Artist of Russia. Dorda was born in Moscow, Russia in 1924. She was interested in music at a young age and in 1937, began to attend the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1946, Dorda became a"
"Pauline de Ahna Pauline Maria de Ahna (4 February 186313 May 1950) was a German operatic soprano and the wife of composer Richard Strauss. De Ahna was born in Ingolstadt, the daughter of General Adolf de Ahna. She is best known as the wife of Richard Strauss, whom she married on 10 September 1894. His wedding present to her was the four songs of Opus 27: ""Ruhe, meine Seele!"", ""Cäcilie"", ""Heimliche Aufforderung"" and ""Morgen!"". He wrote many operatic roles for her, such as Freihild in ""Guntram"". She retired from the stage in 1906. De Ahna was famous for being eccentric,"
"and Anne Klein. Thompson eventually moved into Minnelli's Upper East Side penthouse. On July 2, 1998, she was found unconscious in bed and rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was officially pronounced dead, aged 88. Her body was cremated and the ashes transferred to her sister Blanche Hurd, of Woodland Hills, California. In 2007 Julie Hurd Szende confirmed that the ashes of her aunt were in her possession. Thompson was married twice: Kay Thompson Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909 – July 2, 1998) was an American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer"
"his wife, Gaye airs his side of the story of how his ill-fated marriage to the sister of his record label boss Berry Gordy collapsed. In a spoken narrative, the singer accuses Anna in the beginning of not following their marriage vows, saying that lying about being faithful was similar to ""lying to God"". He then blames himself as well for the death of the marriage, stating: ""I tried but all of (our) promises (were) nothing but lies"" and then promises himself if he finds someone else (his new wife Janis), he will try a new way. But no matter"
"offices from 1961 until 1972, when Berry moved the entire operation to Los Angeles. In 1985, she founded the Motown Historical Museum at the site of the former Hitsville U.S.A. studios, where many of Motown's successful recording artists recorded. Esther died in 2011 at the age of 91. Though she is often remembered more for her volatile marriage to Motown legend Marvin Gaye, Anna Ruby Gordy (January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014), the third and last child born in Georgia prior to the family's move to Detroit, was one of Motown's earliest songwriters, penning several hits mainly for her"
"Anna; Marvin III was the son of Denise Gordy, Anna's niece), and Nona and Frankie, whom he had with his second wife, Janis. At the time of his death, he was survived by his three children, parents, and five siblings. As a child, Gaye's main influence was his minister father, something he later acknowledged to biographer David Ritz, and also in interviews, often mentioning that his father's sermons greatly impressed him. His first major musical influences were doo-wop groups such as The Moonglows and The Capris. Gaye's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame page lists the Capris' song, ""God Only"