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Rolling Stone Mary Wilson’s Tireless Music Business Advocacy
“She’d look you in the eyes, and your only response was ‘Yes ma’am,’” one lobbyist says of the late Motown legend’s efforts for artists’ rights
By Jacquelyn Martin/AP
It was Valentine’s Day of 2018 in Washington, D.C., and Mary Wilson was on a mission. Then 74 years old, the Supremes singer, outfitted in a glamorous red dress and very high heels, needed to convince the nation’s representatives and senators to vote yes on the CLASSICS Act, a proposed piece of legislation to support legacy artists. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.