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Occupation(s)
Songwriter, composer, businessperson
Years active
1956−1979
Spouse
Marvin Gaye
(m. 1963; div. 1977)
Children
Marvin Pentz Gaye III (adopted)
Parents
Berry Gordy II
Bertha Ida Fuller
Relatives
Esther Gordy Edwards (sister)
Gwen Gordy Fuqua (sister)
Berry Gordy (brother)
Robert Gordy (brother)
Family
Gordy
Musical career
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
R&B
soul
Labels
Anna
Motown
Musical artist
Anna Ruby Gaye (née Gordy; January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) was an American businesswoman, composer and songwriter. An elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, she became a record executive in the mid-to-late 1950s distributing records released on Checker and Gone Records before forming the Anna label with Billy Davis and her sister Gwen Gordy Fuqua. Gordy later became known as a songwriter for several hits including the Originals' "Baby, I'm for Real", and at least two songs on Marvin Gaye's What's Going On album. The first wife of Gaye, their turbulent marriage later served as inspiration for Gaye's 15th studio album, Here, My Dear.[1]
^Ritz, David (1991). Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. Da Capo. p. x. ISBN 978-0-306-81191-3. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
Anna Ruby Gaye (née Gordy; January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) was an American businesswoman, composer and songwriter. An elder sister of Motown founder...
remembered more for her volatile marriage to Motown legend Marvin Gaye, Anna Ruby Gordy (January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014), the third and last child...
and a sister named Patrice. Motown founder Berry Gordy is her uncle; AnnaGordyGaye is her aunt. Gordy has appeared in numerous television and theatrical...
uncle's birthday. After Gaye's divorce to Gordy was finalized, Gaye married Janis in October 1977 in New Orleans. It was alleged Gaye married her due to concurrent...
in a relaxed tone, Gaye also played drums and piano on the album while Berry Gordy oversaw much of the album's production. AnnaGordy was another collaborator...
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter...
final nomination. In June 1963, Gaye married AnnaGordy, sister to Berry Gordy. The couple separated in 1973, and Gordy filed for divorce in November 1975...
Gaye II (2 April 1939 – 1 April 1984) + Anna Ruby Gordy (28 January 1922 – 31 January 2014) + Denise Gordy (11 November 1949 – ) 4 Marvin Pentz Gaye III...
Esther Gordy Edwards (née Gordy; April 25, 1920 – August 24, 2011) was a staff member and associate of her younger brother Berry Gordy's Motown label...
Berry Gordy. In 1970, "The Bells", a song she co-wrote with Marvin Gaye, AnnaGordyGaye, and Elgie Stover, became a huge hit for The Originals. It has been...
first hit with the Gordy/Fuqua composition, "That's What Girls Are Made For". In 1961, Motown absorbed Anna Records, signing Marvin Gaye in the process....
According to White, Gaye had agreed to do a series of duets with him. Berry Gordy's ex-wife Ray Singleton received the news from Anna on the phone. Upon...
career. She was raised in Redondo Beach, California. After Marvin Gaye divorced AnnaGordy, Nona's parents wed in 1977 before ending their marriage four years...
successful afterwards and in 1961 Anna and all its artists were absorbed by Gwen and Anna's brother Berry Gordy into Motown. Gaye, in particular, became a solo...
Johnny Bristol. He also introduced Marvin Gaye to Anna's brother, Berry Gordy, and married their sister Gwen Gordy. In 1961, he started his own labels, Tri-Phi...
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