Esther Gordy Edwards "Pillar of Motown"- Esther Gordy Edwards died surrounded by family and friends on August 24, 2011. She was 91 years old. She born Georgia, United States, transformed an old recording studio, Hitsville USA, into a museum as a way of preserving the Motown sound. Edwards nickname, Esther Gordy Edwards "Pillar of Motown", says it all about how much she meant to the Motown music community.
Esther Gordy Edwards biography April 25, 1920 – August 24, 2011 was a staff member and associate of her younger brother Berry Gordy's fabled Motown label during the 1960s. Edwards created the Motown Museum, Hitsville U.S.A., by preserving the label's Detroit studio. She also served as President of the Motown Museum. Howard University university did Edwards attend.