Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

  • Smokey Robinson - LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 04: Smokey Robinson and Frances Robinson attend the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Smokey Robinson - LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 04:  Musician Smokey Robinson celebrates the 139th Kentucky Derby with Moet & Chandon at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Smokey Robinson - LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 03:  Musician Smokey Robinson and Frances Robinson attend the 2013 Barnstable-Brown Derby gala at Barnstable-Brown House on May 3, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Gayle King (L) and Smokey Robinson attend the after party for the Broadway opening night for 'Motown: The Musical' at Roseland Ballroom on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Berry Gordy pose onstage with the cast of 'Motown: The Musical' during Opening Night at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder attend 'Motown: The Musical' Opening Night at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Smokey Robinson arrives at the Broadway opening night for 'Motown: The Musical' at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Doug Morris and performer and record producer Smokey Robinson attend 'Motown: The Musical' Opening Night at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 22:  Smokey Robinson attends the Angel Ball 2012 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 22, 2012 in New York City.
  • Smokey Robinson - Smokey Robinson arrives for the 26th Anniversary Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, California, October 20, 2012.
  • Smokey Robinson - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 20:  Frances Gladney Robinson and Smokey Robinson arrive at the 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball presented by Mercedes-Benz at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 20, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
  • Smokey Robinson - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 20:  Host Jay Leno (L) and singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson speak during the 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball presented by Mercedes-Benz at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 20, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
  • Smokey Robinson - (L-R) US singer Smokey Robinson, US actress Lauren Bacall and the Reverend Jesse Jackson pose for photographers as they arrive for the first 2001 Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Liberty and Justice Awards dinner, 11 December 2001, in Beverly Hills, California. Motown Records founder Barry Gordy and US singer Barbra Streisand were honored with awards.
  • Smokey Robinson - Smokey Robinson poses on arrival for the world premiere of the film 'Sparkle' at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California on August 16, 2012. The film opens across the US on August 17.
  • Smokey Robinson - HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 16:  Recording artist Smokey Robinson attends the Premiere Of Tri-Star Pictures' 'Sparkle' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
  • Smokey Robinson - HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 16:  Smokey Robinson arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Sparkle' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
  • Smokey Robinson - HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 16:  Singer Smokey Robinson arrives at Tri-Star Pictures' 'Sparkle' premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
  • Smokey Robinson - Musician Smokey Robinson poses as he arrives for the film premiere of 'Sparkle' at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California on August 16, 2012. The film opens across the US on August 17.
  • Smokey Robinson - CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 14:  Presenter Smokey Robinson speaks onstage during the 27th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on April 14, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Smokey Robinson - Smokey Robinson arrives for the opening gala of the historic Howard Theater in Washington, DC on April 12, 2012. First opened in 1910 in the 'Black Broadway' neighborhood of the capital,  it has remained closed for the past 32 years until reopening  on April 09, 2012. In its heyday, the Howard Theater featured vaudeville, live theater, musicals and local talents shows, bringing the newest and biggest names of the era in black entertainment. Some of the most celebrated entertainers who performed there include Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis.
If you're looking for the all-time number one purveyor of mainstream romantic soul, Smokey Robinson may well be the man, in the face of some towering competition. With the Miracles in the 1960s, he paced dozens of tuneful Motown hits with his beautiful high tenor. As a solo performer from the 1970s onward, he was one of the staples of urban contemporary music. But his singing gifts, as notable as ...more


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