Smokey Robinson

Biography

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also 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 group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.

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Last Holiday2006 · Smokey RobinsonThe Greatest Night in Pop2024 · SelfHollywood Homicide2003 · CabbieMotown Returns to the Apollo1985 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas2023 · SelfBeatles '642024 · SelfSunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan2023 · SelfAretha Franklin: Duets1993 · SelfThe T.A.M.I. Show1964 · Self - Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesHitsville: The Making of Motown2019 · SelfMotown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever1983 · SelfWe Are the World: The Story Behind the Song1985 · SelfReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke2019 · SelfHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History2008 · SelfMotown at the BBC2009 · SelfAretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)2019 · SelfSesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days2010 · Self (uncredited) (archive footage)Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over2021 · SelfThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts2009 · SelfMotown 40: The Music Is Forever1998 · SelfMichael Jackson Talks... to Oprah1993 · SelfMichael Jackson - The Final Days2014 · selfThe Apollo2019 · SelfThe Very Best of Smokey Robinson Live In Concert2004 · Himself