From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Tue Feb 5, 2002  1:18 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Barrett Strong
 
BARRETT STRONG (By Shaun Mather)

Born 5 February 1941, Westpoint, Mississippi

Singer and composer Barrett Strong made his long term mark on musical
history thanks to his influence in the early years of Motown. He had his
own hit (# 23 pop, # 2 R&B) for Anna Records in 1960 with "Money (That's
What I Want)" and became a close associate of Motown founder Berry
Gordy. "Money" (written by Gordy) became a classic after it had been
recorded by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It would remain Strong's
only pop hit, though he had some minor R&B hits in the seventies.
His biggest successes came as a songwriter for Motown, after he teamed
up with producer Norman Whitfield. The duo wrote such hits as "I Heard It
Through The Grapevine", "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" and several other
big sellers for The Temptations. Strong has been honoured (along with
Norman Whitfield) with the National Academy of Songwriters' Lifetime
Achievement Award.

"Money" is available on the CD "The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n'
Roll, Vol. 7" (Ace 700).