Music industry leader Frances Preston dies, age 83
Music industry leader Frances Preston dies, age 83 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frances Preston, a music industry pioneer and former president and chief executive of record company BMI, died on Wednesday at home in Nashville of heart failure, the label said. She was 83. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Preston was a driving force in music spanning six decades as she fought for songwriters rights and for her companys growth in representing a diverse roster of talent. Singer Kris Kristofferson called Preston "the songwriters guardian angel," and Fortune magazine said she was "one of the true powerhouses of the pop music business. ... //news.yahoo.com/music-industry-leader-frances-preston-dies-age-83-001411258.html
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