Add The California Post on Google Motown legend Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped write the hit song “Money (That’s What I Want),” has died at 87.
Hobbs, who started at a receptionist at the iconic record label in the late 1950s, went on to co-write the classic track later covered by The Beatles, according to the AP.
Janie Bradford, left, and George Clinton attend a ceremony honoring Clinton with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, January 19, 2024, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Richard Shotwell Janie Bradford, second from left, with the Oak Ridge Boys at the American Song Festival on August 1, 1974. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images She died in a Los Angeles hospital after battling an illness.
Hobbs also wrote songs for The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes.
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