Esther Edwards: Record company executive

Title: Esther Edwards: Record company executive
Date: April 10, 1966
Publisher: Detroit Magazine
Subject: Motown Records
Type: Newspaper clipping
Description: Esther Edwards is the VP in charge of talent at MRC. She's Berry Gordy's sister: "Berry has always been a creative, 'I'd-rather-do-it-myself' type and he wanted me on hand as his business partner. Before MRC, she was a chairmain of of the Recorder's Court Jury Commission, a bookkeeper, and Berry's assistant. She eventually moved to MRC full-time. She attended Howard and Wayne State University. She's responsible for booking and merchandising for Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, and the internal organization of MRC.
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Box/ Folder Information: Al Abrams Scrapbook Pages: Motown 1966 (Folder 4)