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3 unusual facts about Jheryl Busby


Jheryl Busby

Umbrella Recordings, which he created with producer Mike City, released the Carl Thomas album So Much Better in 2007 and Patti LaBelle's The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle, her first gospel album.

At MCA Records, where he was hired in 1984, Busby was vice-president of the black music division building the unit largely from scratch, promoting established acts such as Patti LaBelle and helping to discover and market acts including family band The Jets, Jody Watley, Bobby Brown and New Edition.

Busby fostered the growth of younger talent, including Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill and Queen Latifah.


OneUnited Bank

In 2001 the institution merged with Founders National Bank of Los Angeles, bringing the largest banking market in the country along with star power in the form of Founders’ majority owners-former Los Angeles Lakers superstar, NBA Hall of Famer and successful businessman Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Grammy Award-winning songstress Janet Jackson, and former Motown Records President Jheryl Busby.


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