Barrett Strong

Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941, West Point, Mississippi) is an American singer and songwriter. He lacked the distinctive talent of the great soul vocalists, however, and seems destined to be remembered for his backroom work at Motown rather than his own sporadic releases. Career Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and is the performer on the company's first hit, "Money (That's What I Want)" (#2 U.S. R&B in 1960, on the Tamla record label). It gave Strong his only major... [Lire la suite]