Barrett Strong, Motown Icon And ‘Money’ Singer, Dies At 81

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. He was 81. His death was announced Sunday on social media by the Motown Museum, which did not immediately provide further details. Advertisement “Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of… Read Full Article