Smokey Robinson
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1940 –
Who is Smokey Robinson?
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and front man of the popular Motown vocal group The Miracles, for which he also served as the group's chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as The Five Chimes until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the stage to focus on his role as Motown's vice president.
However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year, later having solo hits such as "Baby That's Backatcha", "A Quiet Storm", "The Agony and the Ecstasy", "Cruisin'", "Being With You" and "Just to See Her". Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left Motown in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1940
Detroit - Also known as
- William Robinson Jr.
- William Robinson, Jr.
- Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
- William 'Smokey' Robinson
- The Miracle
- William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.
- Smokey Joe
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- The Miracles
- Parents
- Spouses
- Claudette Rogers Robinson
(1959/11/07 - 1987/04) - Frances Glandney
(2004 - )
- Claudette Rogers Robinson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Northern High School
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on July 23, 2013
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