"BERRY GORDY IS THE LEGENDARY FOUNDER OF MOTOWN RECORDS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BLACK-OWNED MUSIC ENTERPRISE IN HISTORY. UNDER HIS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, MOTOWN LAUNCHED THE CAREERS OF SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC R&B ARTISTS OF THE 1960S AND 1970S, INCLUDING DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES, SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES, THE MARVELETTES, STEVIE WONDER, MARVIN GAYE, THE TEMPTATIONS, AND MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE JACKSON 5. GORDY IS WIDELY CREDITED WITH CREATING THE SIGNATURE 'MOTOWN SOUND' - A DISTINCTIVE BLEND OF SOULFUL MELODIES, GOSPEL-INSPIRED HARMONIES, AND THE INFECTIOUS RHYTHM OF R&B - THAT REDEFINED POPULAR MUSIC AND LEFT A LASTING CULTURAL LEGACY.“