Smokey Robinson
American R&B singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940)
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- The Smokey Robinson Collection (Artist Songbooks Series)
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Acting · 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…
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- 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
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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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