Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson
Born in Detroit,Michigan,on February 19,1940,Smokey Robinson is a second to only Berry Gordy in the founding of Motown.A prolific songwriter,he is credited with 4,000 songs songs and 37 top 40 hits,including Tears of a Clown, Tracks of My Tears and Love Machine.Robinson also served as Vice President of Motown records,writing and producing hits for groups such as The Temptations (My Girl) and Mary Wells (My Guy).
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Smokey Robinson also know as The King Of Motown he used to help out The Temptation and he helped The Temptations sing My Girl.
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Smokey Robinson was born in Detroit,Michigan,on February 19,1940.He has 1 sister and 1 brother his brothers name was was Bobby Rodgers and his sisters name was Geraldine.
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Smokey Robinson didn't even know Bobby Rodgers was his brother.His mother died from a brain hemorrhage.
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He went to Northern High School and he played the piano and the guitar and he be playing the piano on his new album that just came out in 2014/2015.
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Smokey Robinson was singing when he was still in school.Smokey Robinson formed the Matador in 1954
at Northern High School.
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One of his most famous songs Smokey Robinson ever made was Cruisin and another hit was Quiet Storm and Quiet Storm was named on one of his albums and one more was Baby Come Close and this song was really famous in 1973
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