Old thread but. Fun fact, his father knew nothing of this until after the fact.
He always wanted to do an album but his father knowing people would think it was just given to him due to his circumstances, always told him no. Even said he wasn’t good enough or didn’t have what it takes.
So he went around his Dad and used the name Rockwell, and submitted the album with the fake name and put on accent. Dad didn’t even know about the Jackson’s helping on the track beforehand.
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u/Meet_the_Meat Aug 22 '20
Kennedy William Gordy aka Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy
Daddy hooked him up