| Robert Ellis Silberstein | |
| Birth Place: | Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 1946 1, mf=yes |
| Other Names: | Bob Ellis |
| Children: | 3, including Tracee Ellis Ross and Rhonda Ross Kendrick |
Robert Ellis Silberstein (also known as Bob Ellis; born January 5, 1946) is an American music executive and businessman. During his career, he managed many musicians, including his ex-wife Diana Ross, Billy Preston, Rufus, the Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, Meat Loaf and Status Quo.[1]
Silberstein was born into a family of Jewish garment manufacturers in Elberon, New Jersey.[2] [3] [4] He graduated from West Virginia University and earned a teaching degree.
In the 1970s, he managed Diana Ross; the Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood;[5] [6] Billy Preston; and Chaka Khan, whom he discovered while managing Rufus.[7]
Silberstein was married to Diana Ross from 1971 to 1977.[5] They have two daughters together. Tracee Ellis Ross and Chudney Ross.[8] Diana Ross has one daughter from a previous relationship, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, whose biological father is Motown founder Berry Gordy, and who was born a few months after Silberstein and Ross married. Silberstein knowingly adopted her as his own.