Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.
Busby was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter. “It was a possible accident or else he died of natural causes," Winter said.
Busby was named Motown's president and chief executive officer in 1988 and stayed there for seven years. During that time he oversaw such then up-and-coming artists such as Boyz II Men and Queen Latifah.
Singer Smokey Robinson said he was saddened by Busby's death.
I had tremendous respect for the way he continued the Motown legacy ... My condolences to his family at this difficult time.
Smokey Robinson
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