Thursday, June 02, 2011

Fayrene 'Faye' Treadwell, R. I. P.

Fayrene 'Faye' Treadwell, Former Drifters Manager, Dead at 84 - Spinner: "Fayrene 'Faye' Treadwell, one of the first female African-American band managers, died May 22 at her Burbank, Calif. home, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 84-year-old former manager of R&B group the Drifters died of complications of breast cancer.

Treadwell began managing the Drifters after the band's manager, her husband George Treadwell, died in 1967. She then took up the reins for the 'This Magic Moment' singers, even winning them a long-running lawsuit that stopped promoters from infringing upon the group's trademark name."

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