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Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artistes and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single 'Money (That’s What I Want)', has died. He was 81.
Strong was part of one of Motown's top songwriting duos who wrote several hits for the Temptations including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "War."
Barrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who wrote numerous hits for the Temptations, died Sunday.
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Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” has died.
Strong was one of Motown’s founding artists and was the lead singer on the company’s breakthrough single Money (That’s What I Want).