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- Genre: R&B, Soul
- Name: William Robinson, Jr.
- Born: February 19, 1940
- Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
- Years active: 1955 - Present
- Labels: Motown, Universal
- Member of The Miracles: 1958 - 1972
- Motown Vice President: 1961 to 1988
- 1988: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 37 Top-40 Hits
- Wrote songs for Motown artists including The Temptations and Marvin Gaye
- 2009: Appeared as a mentor on American IdolBillboard: Smokey Robinson Gives Adam Lambert Standing Ovation On 'Idol' (March 26, 2009)
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Smokey Robinson is a Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B Singer-Songwriter, producer and founding member of The Miracles. From 1961 to 1988, Robison served as Vice President of Motown Records.
Robinson spoke at the memorial service with Michael Jackson on July 7, 2009.
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Background
In the early 1950s, Smokey Robinson formed a group called the Matadors who later became known as The Miracles. In 1960, Robison's Miracles gave Motown their first #1 hit with the song "Shop Around". After a string of hit songs, both with The Miracles and as a songwriter for other artists, Robinson left the group in 1972 to began a successful solo career. His last album Timeless Love, was released in 2006.American Idol
On March 26, 2009, Robinson appeared as a mentor on American Idol's salute to Motown. During the show, contestant Adam Lambert received a standing ovation from Robinson for his performance of The Miracles song "The Tracks of My Tears."Billboard: Smokey Robinson Gives Adam Lambert Standing Ovation On 'Idol' (March 26, 2009)Solo Albums
- 1973: Smokey
- 1974: Pure Smokey
- 1975: A Quiet Storm
- 1976: Smokey's Family Robinson
- 1977: Deep in My Soul
- 1977: Big Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 1978: Love Breeze
- 1978: Smokin'
- 1979: Where There's Smoke...
- 1980: Warm Thoughts
- 1981: Being With You
- 1982: Yes It's You Lady
- 1983: Touch the Sky
- 1984: Essar
- 1986: Smoke Signals
- 1987: One Heartbeat
- 1990: Love, Smokey
- 1991: Double Good Everything
- 1999: Intimate
- 1999: Our Very Best Christmas
- 2004: Food for the Spirit
- 2006: Timeless Love
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Smokey Robinson Questions
Did you like Smokey Robinsons Grammy Performance? 2 AnswersHow you not? The man is truly a legend. read more
How did you like the book Telempath by Spider Robinson? 1 AnswerI have enjoyed all of the Spider Robinson books that I have read, especially the Callahan series. I have most of them. The last one in the series seemed rathe... read more
Stardance (by Spider & Jeanne Robinson) is being made into a movie! What do you think? Did you like the book? 1 AnswerThe Stardance trilogy is great, and more serious than many of Spider's works. I think it will be extremely difficult to make it realistic - even through the ap... read more
Marian Robinsons employment history 1 AnswerFrom what I can find, Marian Robinson was a stay-at-home mom while her two kids were young. However, when the kids got to high school, Robinson began working as... read more
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Smokey robinson on the way to school. That's how I feel this morning
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#mm smokey robinson..... ooooo baby baby...
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#musicmonday Rick James and smokey Robinson -- ebony eyes
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#mm smokey robinson: cruisin' =D
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