Released in 1966, “Don’t Mess with Bill” gave The Marvelettes their final Top 10 hit, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by Smokey Robinson and sung by Wanda Young, it’s a smooth, sassy plea to keep hands off her man. And no, “Bill” wasn’t Smokey.
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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