Janie Hobbs
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Janie Hobbs: The Unsung Motown Force | Global News
- Published
- August 22, 2026
- Duration
- 1:23
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- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
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Janie Bradford Hobbs, a quiet powerhouse behind Motown’s early success, has passed away. Once Berry Gordy’s neighbor who connected them to Jackie Wilson, she started as a receptionist in 1958 but quickly became an unsung architect of Motown magic — co-writing the global smash “Money (That’s What I Want),” covered by The Beatles. Gordy called her an “origi…
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Janie Bradford Hobbs, a quiet powerhouse behind Motown’s early success, has passed away. Once Berry Gordy’s neighbor who connected them to Jackie Wilson, she started as a receptionist in 1958 but quickly became an unsung architect of Motown magic — co-writing the global smash “Money (That’s What I Want),” covered by The Beatles. Gordy called her an “original Motown family” member and a visionary who believed in the dream before it was famous. She leaves her husband, two children, and two grandso
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