Barrett Strong, Motown’s First Hitmaker and ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ Songwriter, Dies at 81

Barrett Strong, one of Motown Records’ original hitmakers and the songwriter for “Money (That’s What I Want),” and many other soul classics, has died. He was 81. Strong is perhaps best known for his collaborations with fellow Motown hitmaker Norman Whitfield, which include Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard…

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