Barrett Strong, the titan songwriter of the Motown era, has died aged 81. The Detroit artist’s credits include ‘War’ and ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. Strong also sang on the Tamla label’s first big hit, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, released in 1959. Strong passed away on Sunday, 29th January. No cause of death has yet been given.
Strong was born in…
