Sylvia Rhone (born March 11, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) began her music career in 1974 with Buddha Records. Advancing to senior VP of Atlantic Records in 1988, she became the first African-American woman to head a major record company in 1990, when she was appointed president/CEO of Atlantic division Eastwest Records. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... While working at Kama Sutra Records, Art Kass was unhappy with the distribution deal with MGM Records and started Buddah Records around 1967. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... old logo current logo Eastwest Records was started in 1955 as a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. ...

The following year, she was promoted to chairman/CEO of the combined Atco/EastWest and subsequently EastWest Records America. During that time she worked with such acts as En Vogue, Gerald Levert and Simply Red. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Simply Red are an English pop band. ...

In 1994, Rhone became chairman/CEO of Elektra Records. She oversaw the consolidation of four labels into the Elektra Entertainment Group, whose roster included rapper Missy Elliott, Metallica, Jet, hip hop's Fabolous and Yolanda Adams. Rhone exited that post in March 2004 when Elektra was dismantled by its parent company, Warner Music Group. Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977 [1]), better known as Fabolous, is a Grammy-nominated rapper of African american and Dominican descent from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single Cant Deny It (a remake of Tupac Shakurs Ambitionz Az a Ridah from All... Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award-winnning American singer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2004, she was appointed president of Universal Music Group's Motown Records and executive VP of Universal Records. Kedar Massenburg, who had been Motown president/CEO, exited the company that July. Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City), where it achieved widespread international success. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Kedar Massenberg is an American record producer and record label executive, best known as the president of Motown Records from 1997 to 2004. ...

Rhone is also a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

She was immortalized in the Spoon (band) song "The Agony of Lafitte," from the album A Series of Sneaks. The song chastises former Elektra A&R rep Ron Lafitte for being "no better than Sylvia," for his role in the band's 1996 dismissal from the Elektra roster. Lead singer Britt Daniel Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas with a wide underground following. ...