Barrett Strong Obituary

Barrett Strong was an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best known for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer, Norman Whitfield.

Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordy’s fledgling label, Tamla Records, and was the performer on the company’s first hit, Money which reached No.2 US R&B in 1960.

In the 1980s, Strong recorded “Rock It Easy” on an independent label, and wrote, You Can Depend on Me, which appeared on their The Second Time album (1988). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

In 2010, Strong appeared in Misery, his first music video in his 55 years of recording music, co-produced by Eliza Neals and Martin “Tino” Gross with Strong at the helm.

He died on January 29, 2023. The cause of his death is known.