Mid-Week Smokey Songs

Eighty years ago today, the world received a great gift with the birth of singer / songwriter William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr., in Detroit, Michigan. The ageless Robinson, the recipient of every major musical and cultural award, started his musical rise in 1955 as the lead singer with the group that later became The Miracles / Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Hits followed, like "Shop Around," "Going To A Go-Go," "Tracks of My Tears," and many more. His solo career began in 1973, producing such hits as "Cruisin'" and "Being With You." Here's to Smokey on his 80th birthday.

Mid-Week Heartbeat Song

We're celebrating the great Smokey Robinson's 74th birthday today, with one of his beautiful songs, "One Heartbeat."  Robinson, whose awards include Grammys, the National Medal of Arts, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is a singer-songwriter-record executive who helped elevate the Motown sound to the international stage.

Mid-Week Smokey Song

Happy 73rd birthday to Motown giant Smokey Robinson.  Robinson is an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts.  His beautiful tenor voice is immediately recognizable on such hits as "I Second That Emotion," "Going to a Go-Go," and "Tears of a Clown."   Enjoy.