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Detroit funeral arrangements set for Motown's late Barrett Strong
A funeral for the hit songwriter, who died in Los Angeles in late January, will be held March 4 at Greater Grace Temple.
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Barrett Strong, Motown trailblazer with 'Money,' the Temptations and more, dies at 81
Strong cut Motown's first million-selling song and helped create hits such as "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and a slew of Temptations classics.
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Motown Legend Barrett Strong Dies Aged 81
Barrett Strong, the titan songwriter of the Motown era, has died aged 81. The Detroit artist’s credits include ‘War’ and ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. Strong also sang on the Tamla label’s first big hit, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, released in 1959. Strong passed away on Sunday, 29th January. No cause of death […]
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Barrett Strong, original ‘Money’ singer and hall of fame Motown songwriter, dead at 81
Barrett Strong, whose influential “Money (That’s What I Want)” was the first hit song released by the Motown record label, has died, the Motown Museum announced. A cause of death for Strong, who was 81, has not been released. The Mississippi-born, Detroit-raised Strong achieved widespread fame as a teenager by singing and playing the piano on “Money,” an R&B anthem released in 1959. Berry ...
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Mississippi born Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for song ‘Money,’ dies at 81
Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters , was born in Mississippi.
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Barrett Strong, Motown's First Hitmaker, Dead at 81
The trailblazer passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, in Detroit.
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Barrett Strong, Motown trailblazer with the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, dies at 81
Singer Barrett Strong, who cut Motown's first million-selling song and helped create hits for artists like the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, has died.
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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81
Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone,” has died. "Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work," Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a stateme
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Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81
Strong wrote songs including "Money (That's What I Want)," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone." Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81 Consequence Staff
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Los Lobos Debut Beach Boys, Thee Midniters Covers From L.A.-Themed ‘Native Sons’ Album (Track Premiere)
No music artist is more intrinsically identified with Los Angeles than Los Lobos — unless, say, we’re talking the Beach Boys, Thee Midniters, Jackson Browne, Little Feat, Buffalo Springfield or the Blasters, to name a few of the fellow homegrown musicians that the group proudly covers on “Native Sons,” their debut for the New West […]
