Barrett Strong, Whose ‘Money’ Helped Launch Motown, Dies at 81

Barrett Strong in an early publicity photo. The success of his record “Money (That’s What I Want)” was essential to the growth of the company that became Motown Records. As a singer he was a one-hit wonder. But teaming with Norman Whitfield, he wrote a string of hits for others, including “I Heard…

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