Faye Treadwell obituary

Formidable manager of the popular R&B group the DriftersSince a New York R&B vocal group calling themselves the Drifters performed together for the first time in 1953, more than 60 singers have passed through their ranks. For many years, the task of keeping track of the majority of them fell to Faye Treadwell, who has died of breast cancer, aged 84. A formidable businesswoman, Treadwell inherited the job of managing the group from her husband and fought numerous legal battles in order to hang on...

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