1. Robert Louis Gordy was an American songwriter, music publishing executive, and recording artist under the stage name Bob Kayli.
12 Facts About Robert Gordy
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Robert Gordy released the minor hit song "Everyone Was There" in 1958.
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Robert Gordy was the brother of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.
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Robert Gordy was the youngest of eight children of Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr.
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Robert Gordy followed in the footsteps of his brother Berry and became a boxer.
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Robert Gordy later performed at local music venues like the Flame Show Bar, where he managed the darkroom for his sister Gwen.
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Robert Gordy had a brief career as a recording artist and had a minor hit as Bob Kayli with the novelty song "Everyone Was There", co-written with his brother Berry and leased by him to the Carlton label.
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Robert Gordy recorded a second single on Robert Gordy's Anna label in 1959, "Never More", before working for a time in the postal service.
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Robert Gordy recorded two further singles as Bob Kayli, "Small Sad Sam" and "Hold On Pearl".
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From 1961, Robert Gordy worked in Motown's publishing arm Jobete Music Publishing.
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Robert Gordy moved Jobete from a holder of copyrights into a highly profitable international publishing company.
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Robert Gordy died on October 21,2022, at his home in Marina del Rey, California.