The Story of Jackie Wilson's Hit Factory

Gordy and Davis wrote Wilson's biggest early hit, Lonely Teardrops. They also co-wrote Sephil of the Records but are not credited for it. Eventually they fell out with Nat Tarnapol who owned copyright to songs on both sides of all his records so he could get royalties from sales. Their days as Jackie Wilson's hit factory were over. The Gordys went off to found their own record label along with sister Anna. Berry meanwhile decided to groom another young artist for stardom in Smokey Robinson.