Barrett Strong, Motown singer and ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ songwriter, dead at 81
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Motown founder Berry Gordy confirmed the death of musician Barrett Strong. The vocalist was known for the hit song "Money," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and more.
"I am saddened to hear of the passing of Barrett Strong, one of my earliest artists, and the man who sang my first big hit ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ in 1959," Gordy said in a statement.
The statement continued, "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, primarily with the Temptations. Their hit songs were revolutionary in sound and captured the spirit of the times like ‘Cloud Nine’ and the still relevant, ‘Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World is Today).’"
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