Gordy family was also a professional in bowling. His daughter Iris was married to singer Johnny Bristol. The eldest Gordy daughter, Esther (April 25, 1920 – August 24, 2011), born in Georgia, established herself early in business as a political campaigner for her husband, Detroit politician George Edwards. In the late 1950s, she formed a loan company named after her parents; in 1959, she helped her brother Berry with a $800 loan to start Tamla Records. She borrowed the proceeds from the college tuition fund their father had established for Berry. Edwards served as mentor, adviser, and vice president of Motown's main
(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You (You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" is a 1964 R&B song by The Miracles on Motown Records Tamla subsidiary label (TAMLA 54092). This song was written by Miracles lead singer Bill "Smokey" Robinson, and was produced by Robinson and Motown President/founder Berry Gordy Jr.. One of several gospel-styled call and response tunes the group issued in 1964, this song reached #59 on the Billboard Pop chart, and the top 20 of the Cash Box R&B chart, peaking at #12. (Billboard had temporarily suspended its R&B chart