1940-02-19 ( 85 years old ) in 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 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.
Movies
A Motown Christmas
2024-12-11
Beatles '64
2024-11-28
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024-01-19
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2023-01-13
Miracle in Motor City
2021-11-28
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021-09-11
Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
2019-11-23
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
2019-08-24
The Apollo
2019-04-24
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019-02-08
Hitsville US Eh!
2017-07-07
The Art of McCartney
2014-10-01
Michael Jackson - The Final Days
2014-01-01
Smokey Robinson - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2013-09-08
Rejoice and Shout
2011-06-03
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010-01-05
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009-07-07
Motown at the BBC
2009-02-20
Last Holiday
2006-01-13
Hollywood Homicide
2003-06-09
The Giants of Black Music
2003-03-24
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998-04-11
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998-02-15
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
1995-05-09
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993-05-09
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
1993-02-10
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988-01-02
Knights of the City
1986-02-14
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985-01-28
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984-09-01
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983-05-16
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964-11-14
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