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Smokey Robinson
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American R&B singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940)
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Smokey Robinson, born William Robinson in Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his work period in 1955 and is associated with the Motown record label. His musical output spans genres including soul, pop soul, rhythm and blues, and quiet storm. Robinson is a tenor who performs using his voice and speaks English as his native language.
He has received several awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grammy Legend Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Robinson is recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is married to Claudette Rogers Robinson.
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
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…
Known for
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self2024
- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special — Self2024
- Beatles '64 — Self2024
- A Motown Christmas — Self2024
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas — Self2023
- Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self2023
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- Miracle in Motor City — Self2021
- Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over — Self2021
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940
Discography
Member of
- The Miracles1955–1966
- The Miracles1966–1972
- The Miracles1983–1983
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- Listeners
- 513,702
- Total plays
- 3,528,589
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William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded seventy Top 40 hits for Motown between 1959 and 1990, and also served as the company's Vice President from 1961 to 1988. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Smokey+
Key facts
- Born
- William Robinson Jr. , ( 1940-02-19 ) February 19, 1940 (age 86) , Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
- Genres
- R&B soul pop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1955–present
- Labels
- Motown Universal SBK Liquid 8 Robso
- Formerly of
- The Miracles
- Spouses
- Claudette Rogers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1986 ) Frances Gladney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 2002</span>"}]]}'>2002 )
- Website
- smokeyrobinson .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Robinson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Official website
- www.smokeyrobinson.com
- Image
- Smokey Robinson at Hollyrod 2023 Design Care gala (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Smokey Robinson
- date of birth
- 1940-02-19
- birth name
- William Robinson
- nickname
- Smokey
- pseudonym
- Smokey Robinson
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- different from
- William Robinson
- name in native language
- Smokey Robinson
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Encyclopedic overview
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins, when they were called the Five Chimes, until 1972, when he retired from the group to focus on his role as Motown Records vice president. Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. He left Motown in 1999.
Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music. He is a double Hollywood Walk of Fame Inductee, as a solo artist (1983) and as a member of the Miracles (2009). In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
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