Motown pioneer BERRY GORDY got the star treatment this weekend when the record label founder was honored by The Heart Foundation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center -- and ET was there!

Our own MARY HART joined BILLY DEE WILLIAMS and 'Fame' actress DEBBIE ALLEN at the event. Plus, some surprise guests attended to perform a special Motown musical tribute for Berry!

Berry received The STEVEN S. COHEN Humanitarian Award from the Foundation, which is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease -- the leading cause of death in both men and women in America today -- and supports groundbreaking cardiac research at Cedars-Sinai.

For more information, please visit www.TheHeartFoundation.org.