Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81

Strong wrote songs including “Money (That’s What I Want),” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”

Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81
Consequence Staff

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Barrett Strong, whose songwriting made him a key figure in the early days of Motown, has died at the age of 81. Strong was born in West Point, Mississippi in 1941, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He was first introduced to the music industry in the late 1950s, when…

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Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81
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