Barrett Strong

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Born
5 February 1941
Born In
West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, United States
Died
29 January 2023 (aged 81)
Barrett Strong (born in West Point, Mississippi, on 5 February 1941 ; died 29 January 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. Amongst the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown label, he is remembered as having the label's first hit (with "Money (That's What I Want)" in 1960) and for co-writing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", and many other hit songs. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. It was in the mid-1960s… read more
Barrett Strong (born in West Point, Mississippi, on 5 February 1941 ; died 29 January 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. Amongst the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown label, he is remembered as having the label's first hit (with "Money (That's What I W… read more
Barrett Strong (born in West Point, Mississippi, on 5 February 1941 ; died 29 January 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. Amongst the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown label, he is remembered as having the label's first hit (with "Money (That's What I Want)" in 1960) and for co-writing "I Heard It Through the Gra… read more

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1 Play track Diverse / Let It Rock Money (That's What I Want) - Single Version / Mono
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2 Play track Hitsville USA - The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Money (That's What I Want)
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3 Play track 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Barrett Strong Misery - Single Version
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4 Play track Now That's What I Call Motown Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)
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5 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong Money (That's What I Want) [Single]
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6 Play track Swinging Sixties Money
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7 Play track Money Misery
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8 Barrett Strong and the Roots of Detroit Soul Money (That’s What I Want)
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9 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Barrett Strong Money And Me - Single Version
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10 You Can't Sit Down! Money (That's What I Want) [Single Version / Mono]
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  1. 79,597 listeners

    1 Jan 2004 · 22 tracks

    The Collection
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  2. 31,173 listeners

    28 Jan 2003 · 12 tracks

    20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Barrett Strong
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  3. 9,140 listeners

    31 Aug 2012 · 22 tracks

    The Very Best Of
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  4. 7,843 listeners

    27 Apr 2004 · 1 track

    Money (That's What I Want) - MotownSelect.com
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