After marrying fellow Miracles band member and “First Lady of Motown” Claudette Rogers Robinson, in 1959, Smokey set out to begin building his family. Learn all about Smokey’s three kids, below.

“I don’t think about the past or any of that when I write,” Robinson said. “Inspiration just hits me. When I write a song, I aim for it to resonate today and 50 years from now.” ...