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TONY ROSE’S LEGACY
When Yvonne attended the funeral of a man for whom she had ghostwritten, the minister held up the book during the service. Yvonne mentioned to the minister that she had written the book. Later, the minister contacted her and said he had a box stuffed with personal documents that he wanted to turn into a book. Yvonne worked with him to write Victory Together for Martin Luther King Jr.: The Story of Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr., Gov. Evan Meacham and the Historic Battle for a Martin Luther The Roses have associated with their share of big names. Yvonne taught modeling to Jacqueline Jackson, the wife of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Tony worked with Rev. Al Sharpton, who has been aligned with the family for many years. But it’s the day-to-day interactions with aspiring authors that keep Yvonne fully engaged with her work. “When people call, they talk to me. It’s one of the ways we keep our prices low,” she revealed. “When a guy called recently, I asked him King Jr. Holiday in Arizona . ‘A lot of good energy’
on the group, titled Before the Legend: The Rise of New Kids on the Block and a Guy Named Maurice Starr . • Tony was the founder of both Amber Books and later Quality Press. In 2013, he and Amber Books earned the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the young adult category for the published title: Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons – A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders . • Amber Communications Group was the first Black independent publisher to secure a multi-book, co- publishing and imprint deal with a major book publisher, John Wiley & Sons. • Tony successfully negotiated numerous worldwide partnerships, licensing and e-book licensing deals.
Chronicling the career and achievements of Tony Rose could occupy its own book. Among the highlights: • Raised in the Whittier Street Housing Projects in Boston, Tony overcame the chaos and violence of his youth, chronicling his early years in The Autobiography of an American Ghetto Boy . • When the industry was much less diverse, Rose defied the odds to become a successful executive producer, record producer, record company owner, personal manager, music publisher, recording studio owner, recording engineer, songwriter and composer. • A co-architect of the “Boston Black Music Scene” in the late 1970s and ‘80s, he
was the manager of Prince Charles Alexander and co- producer of the hit-making group Prince Charles and the City Beat Band. Tony held recording and production deals with Virgin Records, Atlantic Records, Pavilion
and CBS/Sony Records. • In the late 1980s, he
how he knew about us. He said, ‘Everyone is talking about you. You’re the best and I want to work with you.’ It’s just a lot of good energy.” When asked how many authors Quality Press had worked with over the years, Yvonne answered this way: “I’ve gone through five or six computers.”
Every wall and surface inside the Rose home is like a museum exhibit furnished with curios from the couple’s career in entertainment media.
recorded four tracks in his Boston-based recording studio for the “Merry, Merry Christmas” album by New Kids on the Block. He also wrote the definitive book
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