Smokey Robinson Successful Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer

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FEMUSINDO.com - William "Smokey" Robinson Jr., with his famous name Smokey Robinson, was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on February 19, 1940.

He is an American R&B, pop and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

Smokey Robinson is the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group, the Miracles, where he also became the main songwriter and producer.

Music Group Leader

He led the group from its inception in 1955, when they were still called The Five Chimes, until 1972.

In 1972 he retired from the group to focus on his role as vice president of Motown Records.

Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. He left Motown in 1999.

Received Several Awards

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Award for his lifetime contributions to popular music.

Robinson is the recipient of two Hollywood Walk of Fame honors, as a solo artist (1983) and as a member of The Miracles (2009).

In 2022, Robinson, an R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter, was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. (*)