Rockwell is a former R&B performer who was signed to the Motown label. Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy and Margaret Norton. To avoid charges of nepotism, Rockwell secured his record deal without his father's knowledge. Motown came up with the name Rockwell. Rockwell changed his name because he believed he "rocked well.

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  • Rockwell is a former R&B performer who was signed to the Motown label. Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy and Margaret Norton. To avoid charges of nepotism, Rockwell secured his record deal without his father's knowledge. Motown came up with the name Rockwell. Rockwell changed his name because he believed he "rocked well. " In 1984, Rockwell released his biggest hit single, "Somebody's Watching Me", featuring childhood friends Michael Jackson on guest vocals (notably in the chorus lyrics), and Jermaine Jackson singing back-up. "Somebody's Watching Me" became a Top 10 pop hit in both the US and UK, and a #1 R&B hit. Follow-up singles underperformed, however, with single "Obscene Phone Caller", being Rockwell's only other Top 40 single. This follow-up single reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rockwell soon ended his musical career with Motown. Rockwell appeared on Soul Train on February 2, 1985 (Season 14, Episode 17) Rockwell was not the first member of the Gordy family to hit Billboard's Hot 100 as a recording artist. His uncle, Robert Gordy, reached the longer reaches of the chart in 1958 with "Everyone Was There," recording under the name of Bob Kayli. Rockwell's paternal half-sister is actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick, the eldest child of Diana Ross. A cover version by Mysto & Pizzi of Rockwell's hit "Somebody's Watching Me" is currently being used in a series of commercials for the auto insurance company GEICO.
  • Singles Somebody's Watching Me DE: 2 AT: 14 CH: 3 UK: 6 US: 2 Obscene Phone Caller DE: 53 UK: 79 US: 35 Taxman UK: 88 Peeping Tom US: 120 Alben Somebody's Watching Me DE: 38 CH: 20 UK: 52 US: 15 Captured US: 120 Rockwell ist ein US-amerikanischer R&B-Sänger, der bei dem Plattenlabel Motown unter Vertrag stand und der Sohn des Motown-Gründers Berry Gordy Jr. ist.
  • Rockwell is een Amerikaanse popzanger. Rockwell verwierf wereldfaam in 1984, toen hij een hit scoorde met Somebody's Watching Me. De vocalen in het refrein werden ingezongen door niemand minder dan Michael en Jermaine Jackson. Rockwell is één van de zeven kinderen van Berry Gordy Jr. , de oprichter van het Motown Label. Zijn halfzus Hazel was destijds getrouwd met Jermaine Jackson. In Nederland kwam Somebody's Watching Me binnen op 25 februari, en stond 11 weken genoteerd en bereikte de tweede plaats in de Top-40. DJ Bobo gebruikte de melodie van het refrein voor zijn hit Somebody Dance With Me, in 1993. Hoewel de overeenkomsten duidelijk zijn, en de titels ook gelijkenissen tonen, wordt noch Rockwell, noch Michael Jackson gecrediteerd voor het gebruik van de zanglijn. In 2006 bracht Beatfreakz een coverversie uit van de plaat.
  • Rockwell, właściwie Kennedy William Gordy – afroamerykański piosenkarz, wykonawca muzyki R&B, związany z wytwórnią Motown, syn jej założyciela Berry'ego Gordy. Rockwell swoją karierę rozpoczął w 1983 singlem "Somebody's Watching Me". W jego nagraniu uczestniczyli koledzy piosenkarza z dzieciństwa: Michael Jackson i Jermaine Jackson (będący prywatnie jego szwagrem). Utwór ten doszedł na szczyt list przebojów w USA oraz Wielkiej Brytanii i okazał się głównym przebojem artysty. Do 1991 Rockwell wydał łącznie trzy płyty i kilkanaście singli, które nie powtórzyły jednak debiutanckiego sukcesu.
  • Kennedy William Gordy (ou Kenneth Gordy), mais conhecido como Rockwell, é um cantor afro-americano de Rhythm & Blues, nascido em 15 de março de 1964, em Detroit, Michigan, nos Estados Unidos. Rockwell é o filho de Berry Gordy, fundador da gravadora Motown mas, ao contrário do que se poderia pensar, seu pai não teve influência no contrato do filho. De fato, para evitar protecionismo, Rockwell escondeu do pai até o último momento suas negociações com a Motown. Assim, em 1984, Rockwell lança o álbum Somebody's Watching Me, cuja faixa-título contava com a participação de seus amigos Michael Jackson e Jermaine Jackson nos vocais do refrão. Somebody's Watching Me alcançou o Top 10 dos Estados Unidos e na Inglaterra e chegou à posição de número 1 como melhor canção R&B. Foi após o estrondoso sucesso de Somebody's Watching Me que Berry descobriu, ao ver a capa do disco, que o tal Rockwell era seu próprio filho. Versões covers da canção sucederam-se ao redor do planeta. Royal Gigolos interpretou sua própria versão em agosto de 2005. Outro cover de Somebody's Watching Me também fez sucesso em março de 2006, com o grupo de dance music Beatfreakz. Antes, na década de 1990, o suíço DJ Bobo já havia utilizado a canção (adicionando alguns versos "rap") em seu álbum de estréia.
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  • Rockwell is a former R&B performer who was signed to the Motown label. Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy and Margaret Norton. To avoid charges of nepotism, Rockwell secured his record deal without his father's knowledge. Motown came up with the name Rockwell. Rockwell changed his name because he believed he "rocked well.
  • Singles Somebody's Watching Me DE: 2 AT: 14 CH: 3 UK: 6 US: 2 Obscene Phone Caller DE: 53 UK: 79 US: 35 Taxman UK: 88 Peeping Tom US: 120 Alben Somebody's Watching Me DE: 38 CH: 20 UK: 52 US: 15 Captured US: 120 Rockwell ist ein US-amerikanischer R&B-Sänger, der bei dem Plattenlabel Motown unter Vertrag stand und der Sohn des Motown-Gründers Berry Gordy Jr. ist.
  • Rockwell is een Amerikaanse popzanger. Rockwell verwierf wereldfaam in 1984, toen hij een hit scoorde met Somebody's Watching Me. De vocalen in het refrein werden ingezongen door niemand minder dan Michael en Jermaine Jackson. Rockwell is één van de zeven kinderen van Berry Gordy Jr. , de oprichter van het Motown Label. Zijn halfzus Hazel was destijds getrouwd met Jermaine Jackson.
  • Rockwell, właściwie Kennedy William Gordy – afroamerykański piosenkarz, wykonawca muzyki R&B, związany z wytwórnią Motown, syn jej założyciela Berry'ego Gordy. Rockwell swoją karierę rozpoczął w 1983 singlem "Somebody's Watching Me". W jego nagraniu uczestniczyli koledzy piosenkarza z dzieciństwa: Michael Jackson i Jermaine Jackson (będący prywatnie jego szwagrem).
  • Kennedy William Gordy (ou Kenneth Gordy), mais conhecido como Rockwell, é um cantor afro-americano de Rhythm & Blues, nascido em 15 de março de 1964, em Detroit, Michigan, nos Estados Unidos. Rockwell é o filho de Berry Gordy, fundador da gravadora Motown mas, ao contrário do que se poderia pensar, seu pai não teve influência no contrato do filho. De fato, para evitar protecionismo, Rockwell escondeu do pai até o último momento suas negociações com a Motown.
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