By the mid 60s, the Miracles were an outright sensation, spearheaded by lead singer Smokey Robinson. Robinson was a ...

Robinson hails from Detroit, where he was a kid with big dreams and a notebook full of lyrics long before Motown existed. He formed The Miracles in the mid-1950s and when Berry Gordy took notice ...

Robinson was the final inductee, introduced by Van Zandt, who gave a deep dive into Robinson’s influence from “Shop Around” with The Miracles ... you get Smokey Robinson,” Van Zandt ...

Among them was Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Joe Ely, and Emmylou Harris, as well as the multi-hyphenate crooner Smokey ... Van Zandt and Robinson for their own rendition of The Miracles' Going ...

who would eventually morph into The Miracles. Smokey Robinson met and auditioned for pre-Motown Berry Gordy, who signed them as one of the first acts on Tamla in 1960, and their first song Shop Ar ...

Little Steven praised the multi-talented Robinson, while discussing Smokey’s influential career with The Miracles, as a solo artist, and as a successful songwriter and producer for other acts.

“The Tracks Of My Tears” is built around two vital ingredients: Smokey Robinson’s honey-dipped vocals and his heartbreaking lyrics. Miracles guitarist Marvin Tarplin came up with the main ...

The Definitive Performances 19631987 is an anthology of performances by Smokey Robinson amp the Miracles It was produced by Reelin in the Years Productions and the Universal Music Group ...

and Smokey Robinson was integral to the label's success. One of Berry Gordon's first signings, Smokey delivered a string of hits with his band the Miracles including singles like The Tracks of My ...