Quote Originally Posted by John G. Stumpf View Post
In the 50s, 60s, and 70s there were hundreds of singles released every week competing for usually less than ten top open slots. It would have been easier to pass an Act of Congress than to get on top 40 in the early to mid seventies. Motown started their steep to decline to bankruptcy in the early seventies and did not have the leverage in the 70s that they did in the sixties. The 70s Supremes did not have a go to person in the seventies at Motown. The fact that Mary Wilson was the glue holding the 70s incarnations together shows that she is a tough, strong willed woman.
True. She is truly all that and more. I remember those days and Top 40 radio was flooded with new music all of the time. There were many more artists and record companies making records then. Saying that it was a competitive environment is putting it mildly.