Janie Bradford, the co-writer on Motown’s first hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” and other songs for the famed Detroit label, has died at the age of 87. Bradford’s family announced the songwriter’s ...

Janie Bradford, the co-writer on Motown's first hit "Money (That's What I Want)" and other songs for the famed Detroit label, has died at the age of 87. Bradford's family announced the songwriter's ...

She also co-wrote songs recorded by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells. By Associated Press Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I ...

Legendary Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs died at 87 following an extended illness, according to her family. Bradford Hobbs wrote or co-wrote many of the label's songs, including "Money (That's ...

*Motown veteran/songwriter/philanthropist Janie Bradford-Hobbs made her transition August 21, 2026, and while the news is traveling fast all around the world, I ...

After starting out as a receptionist for Berry Gordy, she also co-wrote Motown tunes recorded by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Bradford died Friday at ...

Janie Bradford, the Motown songwriter who co-wrote ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, has died at the age of 87. Her family confirmed the news earlier today, announcing that Bradford passed away at ...

Janie Bradford Hobbs, a key player in Motown’s early hitmaking machine, has died in Los Angeles at 87. The longtime LA resident died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following an extended ...

During that same time, I had learned about Janie’s annual Heroes and Legends (HAL) Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel which, by the way, was designed way back when, by a black architect named Paul ...

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby,” has died following an extended illness at a Los Angeles ...

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Motown has lost part of its bedrock. Janie Bradford, one of Motown's earliest employees and first hit songwriters, died Friday, Aug. 21, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following an ...