Smokey Robinson
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Today in History - Nov. 19
...CEO Jack Welch is 74. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 73. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 71. Singer Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 70. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 70. TV journalist Garrick Utley is 70. Actor...
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CBS News | 2 days ago
Costello: Over 30 Years of Musical Genius
...of Me," which was the first record Costello owned. Thrilled to get the opportunity to sing with Robinson, Costello was even more in awe when Robinson told him to take the lead at the Apollo. Costello also released a new album, "Secret,...
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Detroit News | 7 days ago
Review: Adam Lambert's 'For Your Entertainment' glams it up greatly
...a number of genres, whether vamping through Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" or quietly emoting in a beautiful rendition of Smokey Robinson's "The Tracks of My Tears." In what may have been his signature performance, he gave a psycho-sexual,...
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Treehugger | November 13, 2009
Smokey Robinson is Green Entrepreneur, Promoting GPS Guided Skylights
...students and workers alert. Ciralight CEO Randall Letcavage explains: Previously covered in TreeHugger as the Suntracker. Smokey Robinson is Green Entrepreneur, Promoting GPS Guided Skylights The King of Motown is worried about what...
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 10, 2009
Hey, Do You Know Smokey Robinson and the Miracles?
"Hey, Do You Know Smokey Robinson and the Miracles?" I was listening to the KNBR morning show while making my kids breakfast yesterday, and enjoyed Brian Murphy's tangent about his favorite childhood commercial -- the ubiquitous "Hey, Do You...
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Daily Illini | November 04, 2009
Rod Stewart realizes dream recording with Smokey
...he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song - and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD. Smokey Robinson is one of the guest stars on "Soulbook," which features Stewart singing some of soul music's most...
In this article: Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, My Cherie Amour, Tracks of My Tears, Clive Davis, Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke
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Description from Wikipedia:
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. Robinson's consistent commercial success and creative contributions to the label have earned him the title "King of Motown." As a member of the vocal group The Miracles and as a solo artist, Robinson delivered thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987. He also served as the company's vice president from 1961 to 1988.
He portrayed a taxi driver in the film Hollywood Homicide.
- Name At Birth:
- William Robinson, Jr.
- Occupation:
- Singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Piano
- Record Label:
- Motown, Universal, SBK, Liquid 8
- Years Active:
- 1955 –1972 (Groups) 1972-Present(Solo)
- Associated With:
- The Miracles, The Temptations, Mary Wells
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