Smokey Robinson And The Miracles mark the 60th anniversary of ‘Going To A Go Go’, the Motown classic that delivered four iconic singles and cemented Robinson as a soul pioneer.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With his plethora of Motown hits -- for the Miracles, himself and others -- William “Smokey” Robinson has given us a lot of musical joy over the years. Now he’s giving us “Gasms.” ...
TheGrio counts down the greatest albums ever released by artists from Motown Records. This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” celebrate ...
Chatting with reporters at a Motown Museum event last August in Detroit, Smokey Robinson revealed he was finishing work on a new album. It’s title? “Gasms.” Say what?! “I know,” Robinson, 83, says ...
Her voice has appeared on an array of hits, heard by millions around the world. While Claudette Robinson hasn’t necessarily been a household name, her group — the Miracles — certainly was. And now the ...
At this stage of his life, you could forgive Smokey Robinson for coasting off past glories. The 83-year-old icon wrote some of the most enduring songs in American history during his time at Motown and ...
In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. Good investment. Within a year, Motown had its first million-selling ...
After Smokey Robinson announced his upcoming album, many music listeners were aghast. The Motown legend, at the age of 82, unfurled the most blatantly sexual record title of his career: Gasms. It didn ...
These R&B legends earned stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for shaping music history. See who made the list and why it ...
Claudette Robinson, dubbed “the first lady of Motown” by company founder Berry Gordy Jr., is a museum piece now. And happy about it. The exhibit “Claudette Robinson: A Motown Her-Story” opens on ...