Much better off by smokey robinson and the miracles. Justin hayward with mike batt and the london philharmonic orchestra. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Smokey robinson and the miracles, the ultimate collection, gets a five star rating from me, not so much because of spectacular cuts, though there are a few, but instead for the selections being of exceptionally consistent high quality. Much better off by smokey robinson and the miracles discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Smokey robinson and the miracles come spy with me lyrics. Smokey robinson is a living legend and a reminder of the incredible music that came out of motown in the 1960s. If youre a person of color and i dont just mean black people, says smokey robinson, then his.
Music event in durham, nc by dpac and smokey robinson on sunday, april 29 2018 with 1. Its a real special occasion, like when in school you get your cap and gown, yeah now its a real special. This is a list of songs written by smokey robinson chart hits and other notable songs written by smokey robinson. Search all smokey robinson events and get last minute tickets with a 150% moneyback guarantee. Smokey robinson is a famous american singersongwriter and producer, who was born on february 19, 1940.
Celebrate smokey robinsons birthday with three soulful live performances andrew obrien monday, february 19th, 2018 born on this day in 1940, smokey robinson is one of the most wellknown and. He attended northern high school where he achieved above average grades and was a good athlete, though his main interest was music. Smokey robinson channels featuring smokey robinson. From detroit, michigan, the band miracles remain notable as the first successful group act for berry gordys motown records. Smokey robinson celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Smokey robinson and the miracles special occasion amazon. Related smokey robinson links official page smokey robinson wiki smokey robinson twitter. As a person born on this date, smokey robinson is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day february 19 and the 17th most popular for the year 1940. Time out smokey robinson and the miracles going to a go go smokey robinson and the miracles what love has joined together smokey robinson and the. Side one was flawless from song to song dripping with romance as they had come to signify.
Smokey robinson on the motown family and my girl video. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Other stars at the event included kim cattrall, american horror storys lily rabe, coyote ugly star piper perabo, hocus pocus actress kathy najimy. Smokey robinson, the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, and leader of the miracles, was born on. Yester loveif you can waitspecial occasioneverybody needs lovejust losing yougive her up side2. Celebrate smokey robinsons birthday with three soulful. Pure smokey consolidates smokey robinsons progressions on smokey, retaining the adventurous maturity of subject matter in particular, robinson remains fixated on family, paying tribute to the sister who raised him on its her turn to live, noting the passing generations on shes only a baby herself, and expressing the love between me and my kids but moving firmly. Smokey robinson special occasion lyrics letssingit. Smokey continued to score in the early 80s with big hits like bein with you and tell me tomorrow, but became creatively and physically incapacitated by a cocaine addition that he chronicled in his autobiography, but.
List of songs written by smokey robinson wikipedia. Smokey robinson is one of the architects of the motown sound and his voice and songs established the labels profound impact on culture across the. Smokey robinson and the miracles special occasion discogs. Smokey robinson and the miracles, hollywood walk of fame, claudette robinson, billy griffin, ronnie white, pete moore, bobby rogers, marv tarplin, nolan strongs singing style was a great influence on the then teenaged smokey robinson. Baby, lets cruise away from here dont be confused, the way is clear and if you want it, you got it. Smokey robinson, warren moore you only build me up to tear me down robinson personnel. Im glad there is you love will set you free more love quiet storm special occasion the agony and the ecstasy baby come close let me be the clock one heartbeat if you wanna make love walk on by ive. Rock and roll hall of famer and motown legend smokey robinson emerged for a brief but energetic set.
Special occasion smokey robinson and the miracles 1968. Smokey robinsons childhood friendships with future icons. Pop, rock, and soul hits from the mid60s through early70s. His deceptively light sound defines soulful romance, and it helped place his band the miracles at the top of the charts throughout the 1960s. The quartdriven smokey robinson great american series vinton watches are fitted with argonite movements, and are offered in 38mm or 32mm case sizes. Special occasion by smokey robinson on amazon music.
Although he has coauthored such soul classics as ooo baby baby and tracks of my tears, which he performed with the miracles, and the temptations my girl, he has only won one grammy in addition to a grammy living legend award. These albums would all hit top 10 and a couple made it to the summit. Shockingly, it is unavailable on cd shame on motown for that, but should be sought out by smokey robinson fans everywhere. Someone many can identify with, struggling through and triumphing over poverty, infidelity, drugs and many other stumbling blocks that life has to offer. Berry gordy founded motown records, but one could argue that smokey robinson was the man who first pushed americas most iconic soul music label toward greatness. Smokey robinson tickets smokey robinson tickets born in 1949, smokey robinson is an american singer, songwriter, record producer and former record executive. Smokey robinsons skincare brand skinphonic is here. Flanked by a sixpiece band and three background vocalists, robinson, 78, remains in fine voice. Watch full episodes and live stream own whenever and. Download the watch own app and access own anytime, anywhere. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
The only 1968 original stereo and mono releases will be on tamla records 3rd label variation which is identical to the label variation shown on smokey robinson and the miracles special occasion. Smokey robinson who do you think you are overcome with joy. Its smokey robinsons 78th birthday here are 5 tracks to help you celebrate city slang. Maybe smokey was helpless and unhappy, but william robinson was a ridiculous success. Hmm, hmm, yeah special occasion like when you dress up in your tie and tails yeah, yeah, special occasion every time and it never fails to. Smokey robinson opens up about the early days of motown and how the hit song my girl, which he wrote for the temptations, came about. As a child in detroit, smokey robinson grew up down the street from aretha franklin, diana ross and other music legends.
As the leader of the miracles, robinson was one of the very first artists signed to the fledgling label in 1959, and while he racked up many hits for it with the miracles and as a solo act, robinson was also an invaluable behindthe. Special olympics celebrated its 50th anniversary last week in chicago with a series of events designed to highlight the concept of inclusion. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the motown record label, second only to the companys founder, berry gordy. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Its smokey robinsons 78th birthday here are 5 tracks. Smokey robinson tickets smokey robinson concert tickets. Lyrics to yesterday by smokey robinson and the miracles. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Smokey robinson photos, news and videos just jared. This 3rd label variation was used until about december 1968.
He and his wife, frances, launched skinphonic with hisandhers regimens for people of color. Smokey robinson listen to free radio stations accuradio. Smokey robinson and the miracles was the aptly title special occasion. I created this video with the youtube video editor. Each features a circular brushed stainlesssteel case and a threelink stainless steel bracelet. Cheap tickets to all smokey robinson tour dates are available on cheaptickets.