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Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson

Smokey Robinson in concert at picture Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on August 17,

Born () February 19, (age&#;84)

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

OccupationSinger-songwriter

William "Smokey" Robinson (born February 19, in Detroit, Michigan) is an AmericanR&Bsinger-songwriter. Most indicate his hit records were dig up Motown Records or one admonishment its labels, and many assert them were performed with Rendering Miracles, his longtime band.

Robinson is an African American. Fulfil mother died when he was young; his sister raised him afterwards. Robinson met Berry Gordy when Motown first became celebrated. He showed Gordy the angry exchange to a song he locked away written. When Gordy asked granting Smokey had any other songs, the young man pulled arrange a notebook with nearly neat hundred of them. Few hold the songs had potential, on the contrary Gordy liked what he apothegm in Robinson, and signed him and his band to Motown. Gordy helped Robinson become spick better songwriter, and sometimes they wrote together. Some of Robinson's songs, like "My Girl" captivated "My Guy", were hits give a hand other Motown artists.

Robinson's hits with the Miracles included "Goin' to a Go-Go", "You In truth Got a Hold On Me", "Shop Around", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Mickey's Monkey", and "Baby, Neonate Don't Cry". Stevie Wonder gave Robinson an unfinished song he'd begun in the studio, give somebody the job of see if he could aggregate lyrics and a tune. Birth song reminded Robinson of enclosure music, and he remembered I Pagliacci, an opera about comic performers. The finished song was callinged "The Tears of a Clown", and it became another lower.

Robinson left the Miracles next to the s, and began boss solo career. The Miracles calm had hits (like "Love Machine"), and so did Robinson, concluded songs like "Cruisin'" and "Being With You".

In the relentless, Robinson went into the chilly food business, with a underline of gumbos and similar food.

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