years_active birth_place name background birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1958 & ndash ; present charleston , missouri , united states janie bradford solo_singer june 2 , 1939 janie bradford
 janie bradford songwriter
janie bradford

janie bradford -lrb- born june 2 , 1939 in charleston , missouri -rrb- is an american songwriter , most known for her tenure with motown .
with berry gordy , she co-wrote `` money -lrb- that 's what i want -rrb- '' , originally recorded by barrett strong and used by the beatles on their second album `` with the beatles '' .
-lsb- http://oldies.about.com/od/thebeatlessongs/a/money.htm] `` money '' is also on the rolling stones ' first u.k. ep -lrb- january 17 , 1964 -rrb- .
other hits by bradford include `` too busy thinking about my baby '' by marvin gaye -lrb- although originally by the temptations -rrb- , and also recorded by phil collins , & `` your old standby '' for mary wells .
she worked at motown for more than 25 years .
currently , bradford is the executive director of the janie bradford hal scholarship fund and producer of the heroes and legends aka hal awards , an annual event that raises funds for performing arts scholarships while paying tribute to entertainment legends , including many of motown 's biggest stars .
she has also established twinn records with songwriter and singer marilyn mcleod .
