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Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson Celebrity Profile
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Also Known As:
Smokey Joe
Date of Birth:
February 19, 1940
Height:
6' 0"
Hometown:
Detroit

Bio:
Smokey Robinson (born William Robinson on February 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson first came to prominence as the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles. Not only did he perform with the group, but he was also their chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from it’s founding in 1955 up until 1972 when he announced his retirement from performing so that he could focus on being a music executive for Motown records. However Robinson would not stay off of the stage for long and he returned as a solo artist the following year and had several top ten hits, including “Cruisin” (1979), “Being With You” (1981) and “Just to See Her” (1987). Robinson left Motown Records two years after it was sold in 1988. He was made a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Best Known For:

Smokey Robinson is best know for his his songs “Shop Around” and “Tears of a Clown” when he was a member of The Miracles and for “Cruisin” and “Being With You” as a solo artist.

Personal Life:

Robinson married Claudette Rogers, an original member of The Miracles, in 1959. They had two children together, son Berry Robinson (b. 1968), who was named after Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, and daughter Tamla Robinson (b. 1969). Robinson has another son, Trey (b. 1984), born to a woman he was having an affair with, while still married to Claudette.  After admitting to the affair, Robinson filed for legal seperation from Claudette and they were granted a divorce in 1986.The Robinsons had separated once before, in 1974, after Robinson admitted to another extramarital affair that became the concept of the song, “The Agony & The Ecstasy”, later featured on A Quiet Storm.

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The crowd of A-list stars were visibly inspired by Smokey Robinson’s Lifetime Achievement Award speech at the BET Awards on June 28, and in the press room, he offered up some super helpful advice to those newer artists about staying humble. Find out what he had to say!

Smokey Robinson, 75, has been in the music biz for 60 years, so his advice is super valuable! And lucky for today’s hit musicians, the Motown legend is very open about offering up everything he’s learned, and he did just that at the 2015 BET Awards. Get the scoop on his invaluable advice here!

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Steven usually knows how to get the crowd going but we have to say it was pretty uncomfortable when he belted out one of Motown legend Smokey Robinson’s hit songs while sporting an awkward mustache during the 2014 Grammys on Jan. 26.

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Smokey Robinson says he loved seeing Michael Jackson’s kids accept his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. What did you think?

Legendary musician Smokey Robinson was “really proud to do anything to pay tribute” to Michael Jackson, who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Smokey told HollywoodLife.com backstage at the awards on Jan. 31. “Michael was my little brother and I’m really proud to do anything to pay tribute to him.”

He also spoke about the heartfelt acceptance speech his children, Paris and Prince Michael gave. Prince Michael said, “We are proud to be here to accept this award on behalf of our father, Michael Jackson. First of all we’d like to thank God for watching over us for these past seven months. And our Grandma and our Grandpa for their love and support. Our father was always was concerned about the planet and humanity. His message was simple: Love. We will continue to spread his message and help the world. Thank you. We love you, Daddy.”

Paris followed by saying, “Thank you, we love you, Daddy.” Read more

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