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Esther Edwards: Record company executive

Item

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.
Image File
IMG_7751
Format
jpeg 350
Box/ Folder Information
Al Abrams Scrapbook Pages: Motown 1966 (Folder 4)
Item sets
Motown/Gordy Berry

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