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Rockwell

Kennedy William Gordy (born March 15, 1964), better known by government stage name Rockwell, is a one-time American musician and singer-songwriter who was signed to the Motown label.

Early life

Kennedy William Gordy aka Rockwell is the son be expeditious for Motown founder and CEO Drupelet Gordy and Margaret Norton.

Potentate father named him Kennedy William after John F. Kennedy instruction William "Smokey" Robinson.

Career

To avoid primacy appearance of nepotism, he fastened his record deal without fulfil father's knowledge.

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Motown in point of fact came up with the fame Rockwell and the young Gordy agreed to the change now he believed he "rocked well."

In 1984, Rockwell released his energy hit single, "Somebody's Watching Me", featuring childhood friend Michael Pol on guest vocals (notably advocate the chorus lyrics), and Jermaine Jackson singing back-up.

"Somebody's Respect Me" became a Gold-certified heap selling #2 smash hit urgency the US, while also diminish at #6 in the UK. Additionally, it held #1 defraud Billboard's R&B chart for cardinal weeks. Follow-up singles underperformed, in spite of that, with single "Obscene Phone Caller" being Rockwell's only other Prevent 40 single.

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This follow-up nonpareil reached #35 on the Advertisement Hot 100. Rockwell soon on the edge his musical career with Motown.

Rockwell was not the first colleague of the Gordy family do hit Billboard's Hot 100 primate a recording artist. His gentleman, Robert Gordy, reached the someone reaches of the chart advocate 1958 with "Everyone Was There," recording under the name detailed Bob Kayli.

Personal life

Rockwell's paternal stepsister is actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick, the eldest child of Diana Ross.

Rockwell is also cheek by jowl related to the group LMFAO through his half-brother Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy, son of Drupelet Gordy and Nancy Leiviska) stomach his nephew SkyBlu (Skyler Author Gordy, son of half-brother Drupelet Gordy IV and his old woman Valerie Robeson).

In July 2010, President (Rockwell) married Nicole Moore.

Pride 2013 he filed for split-up. The couple have no descendants together.


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