"Fame, later igniting controversy as the committee had inducted only Robinson and not members of his group, the Miracles, which Robinson was personally offended by. In 2012, however, the committee rectified the mistake announcing that the group would be inducted on their own merit. Though Robinson was not listed as an inductee, he was due to induct his former group at the ceremony in April 2012. After Motown was sold off to MCA in 1988, Robinson relinquished his position as vice president. Following the release of the album, ""Love Smokey"", in 1990, Robinson left Motown for a deal with SBK"
"the Beatles. Someplace in Detroit there should be a statue of (Smokey Robinson and) the Miracles."" Original members: The Miracles Smokey Robinson & the Miracles The Miracles The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history. Formed in 1955 by Smokey Robinson, Warren ""Pete"" Moore, and Ronnie White, the group started off as the Five Chimes, changing"
"The Miracles The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history. Formed in 1955 by Smokey Robinson, Warren ""Pete"" Moore, and Ronnie White, the group started off as the Five Chimes, changing their name to the Matadors two years later. The group then settled on the Miracles after the inclusion of Claudette Robinson in 1958. The most"
"Ikey Robinson Isaac L. ""Banjo Ikey"" Robinson (July 28, 1904 – October 25, 1990) was an American banjoist and vocalist. Born in Dublin, Virginia, Robinson moved to Chicago in 1926, playing and recording with Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, and Jabbo Smith during 1928-1929. His groups included Ikey Robinson and his Band (w/ Jabbo Smith), The Hokum Trio, The Pods of Pepper, Windy City Five, and Sloke & Ike. His jazz style influenced many subsequent players, and his 1929 recording ""Rock Me Mama"" is often cited as an early use of the term ""rock"" as it evolved from black gospel"
"with the album, ""One Heartbeat"" and the singles, ""Just to See Her"" and ""One Heartbeat"", which were Top 10 hits on ""Billboard""s Pop, Soul, and Adult Contemporary charts. They were aided by hugely popular music videos. ""Just to See Her"" won Robinson his first Grammy Award in 1988. The album became one of his most successful ever, selling over 900,000 copies in the United States alone. In the same year, Robinson released ""One Heartbeat"", the UK group ABC released a tribute song, ""When Smokey Sings"" and he was inducted as a solo artist to the Rock and Roll Hall of"
"company in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Robinson was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music. Smokey Robinson was born to an African-American father and a mother of African-American and French ancestry into a poor family in the North End area of Detroit. His uncle Claude gave him the nickname ""Smokey Joe"" when he was a child. He attended Northern High School, where he was above average academically and a keen athlete, though his main interest was music and he formed a doo-wop"
"singer Smokey Robinson. The induction was handled by a special committee designated in 2012 to induct the Miracles and five other pioneering groups that had been overlooked when their lead singers had been inducted into the Rock Hall many years previously. This induction occurred without the usual process of nomination and voting, under the premise that ""the entire group"" should have been inducted with Smokey Robinson back in 1987. Three years after leaving Robinson, Tarplin died in his Las Vegas home of undetermined causes on September 30, 2011. He was 70. Tarplin has 3 daughters named Talese, Lisa and Eboney."
"Smokie (band) Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Among their most famous hit singles are ""If You Think You Know How to Love Me"", ""Oh Carol"", ""Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"", ""I'll Meet You at Midnight"". Their most popular hit single, ""Living Next Door to Alice"", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached"
"A Quiet Storm A Quiet Storm is the 1975 third solo album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson. This is one of the most highly acclaimed soul albums of the 1970s. A longtime innovator at Motown, Robinson responded to the funk revolution in black music (Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green) with an effective counterpoint: the stylish and mature album, ""A Quiet Storm"". This landmark album spawned and lent its name to the ""Quiet Storm"" musical programming format, a format still adopted by radio stations across America more than 40 years later. It"
"Smokey Robinson. The record reached # 39 on the ""Billboard"" rhythm and blues chart. She also sang backup vocals for some of the Motown artists. Her final record for Motown, ""When Someone's Good To You"" (Motown 1070), released in December 1964, failed to chart and her contract was not renewed, although the record later became a favorite among British soul fans. A few years later, she joined a girl group, Hodges, James, Smith and Crawford, put together in 1972 by William ""Mickey"" Stevenson. She released two singles with them, ""Nobody"" and ""Let's Pick Up The Pieces"", before leaving the group"
"their second album, ""Changing All the Time"". The first single from the new album, ""If You Think You Know How to Love Me"", became a hit in many European countries, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. They followed it with ""Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"". Around this time, Smokey Robinson threatened to file a lawsuit, alleging that the band's name would confuse the audience. In order to avoid legal action, the group changed the spelling to ""Smokie"", and began their first tour as headline act, after the release of the second album. The third"
"the induction ceremony, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, said, ""If James Brown was the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The Famous Flames were the hardest-working ""group"""". In 1993 , James Brown and The Famous Flames as a ""group"" were awarded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's ""Lifetime Achievement Award"". by Foundation co-founder Ruth Brown and Bonnie Raitt . in 1998, Famous Flames founder Bobby Byrd received the ""Pioneer Award"" from the same organization. The Famous Flames did appear in the James Brown biopic ""Get on Up"", which was released in U.S. theatres nationwide on August 1, 2014. In May 2012,"
"Smokey Rogers Eugene Rogers (March 23, 1917–November 23, 1993), known professionally as Smokey Rogers, was an American Western swing musician and songwriter active during the 1940s and 50s on the West Coast. Born in McMinnville, Tennessee, Rogers joined Spade Cooley's band in the 1940s (who gave Rogers his stage name). Tex Williams, Rogers and other members of Cooley's band formed a group called The Western Caravan. Both groups featured Rogers on vocals for novelty songs. Rogers co-wrote ""Spanish Fandango"" with Bob Wills, released in 1947. In 1949, he had a modest hit with ""A Little Bird Told Me"". Rogers is"
"of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. In 2009, Smokey Robinson received an honorary doctorate degree along with Linda Ronstadt and gave a commencement speech at Berklee College of Music's commencement ceremony. In 2015, he was given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2016, Robinson received the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song; and, on August 21, 2016, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Smokey Robinson William ""Smokey"" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson"
"the group were given their own ABC television special, ""The Smokey Robinson Show"", which starred the Miracles, with guest stars the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and Fran Jeffries. In 1971, they scored one more top 20 hit with 1971's ""I Don't Blame You at All"". In 1972, Robinson made good on his promise to leave the Miracles, starting a six-month tour which ended in July 1972 at Washington, D.C., later introducing Billy Griffin as his official replacement. This series of final live Miracles concerts with Robinson was released by Motown on the double album """" (Tamla TS320). About that"
"He died in San Diego on November 23, 1993 at age 76. Smokey Rogers Eugene Rogers (March 23, 1917–November 23, 1993), known professionally as Smokey Rogers, was an American Western swing musician and songwriter active during the 1940s and 50s on the West Coast. Born in McMinnville, Tennessee, Rogers joined Spade Cooley's band in the 1940s (who gave Rogers his stage name). Tex Williams, Rogers and other members of Cooley's band formed a group called The Western Caravan. Both groups featured Rogers on vocals for novelty songs. Rogers co-wrote ""Spanish Fandango"" with Bob Wills, released in 1947. In 1949, he"
"Milwaukee, Wisconsin musician, Paul Cebar, paid homage to Tarplin with his song ""Marv's Fluttering Guitar (For Marv Tarplin)"" from the album ""Tomorrow Sound Now For Yes Music People"". In 1987, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. However, in a decision that has since sparked much scrutiny, debate, and controversy, Tarplin, and the other original members of the Miracles, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore and Claudette Robinson, were not. The Miracles were finally retroactively inducted into the hall by a special committee in 2012, alongside Smokey Robinson. Tarplin retired from"
"of Fame. That same year, he was awarded an individual star on the ""Hollywood Walk of Fame"". Smokey Robinson's single ""Just to See Her"""" from the ""One Heartbeat"" album was awarded the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. This was Robinson's first Grammy Award. One year later, in 1989, he was inducted to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 1993, Robinson was awarded a medal at the National Medal of Arts. Two years before, he won the Heritage Award at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2005, Smokey Robinson was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll"
"on March 20, 2009. In 1987, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, but Griffin and the other members of The Miracles were not. In 2012, the Miracles were inducted into the Hall of Fame as a group, but Griffin was not included. The inducted members of the Miracles were Warren ""Pete"" Moore, Claudette Rogers Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marvin Tarplin, and Ronald White. Billy Griffin William L. ""Billy"" Griffin (born August 15, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for replacing Smokey Robinson as"
"solo career; in 1979, he and Tarplin co-wrote his signature hit, ""Cruisin'"". Following his reunion with the original Miracles on ""Motown 25"", Robinson became dependent on cocaine, which affected his life and career. He broke the addiction in the late 1980s and revived his singing career, with the Grammy-winning Top 10 hit single, ""Just to See Her"". In 1986, Smokey's marriage with Claudette Robinson ended in divorce while Bobby's marriage to Marvelettes member Wanda Young ended in 1975. After the release of a 35th anniversary commemorative compilation album in 1993, Ronnie White and Bobby Rogers decided to regroup the Miracles"
"Billy Griffin William L. ""Billy"" Griffin (born August 15, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for replacing Smokey Robinson as lead singer of The Miracles in 1972. Griffin was born and raised in West Baltimore, Maryland, where he lived on Mount Holly Street. He attended Garrison Junior High School and Forest Park High School. He, like his brother Donald Griffin (1955–2015), (who later replaced Marv Tarplin in the Miracles), was a guitarist, as well as a singer, and sang with a local Baltimore group called The Last Dynasty. Damon Harris, who later"
"When Smokey Sings ""When Smokey Sings"" is a song by English band ABC, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, ""Alphabet City"" (1987). The lyrics and title of the song are a tribute to R&B and soul singer Smokey Robinson. In the United States, Robinson himself was on the ""Billboard"" 100 pop chart with his single ""One Heartbeat"" at the same time as this tribute song; for the week ending 3 October 1987, both songs were in the ""Billboard"" Top 10 simultaneously. ""When Smokey Sings"" and its B-side, ""Chicago"" also topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart."
"in ""Living Next Door to Alice"" — also released. Smokie (band) Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Among their most famous hit singles are ""If You Think You Know How to Love Me"", ""Oh Carol"", ""Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"", ""I'll Meet You at Midnight"". Their most popular hit single, ""Living Next Door to Alice"", peaked at No. 3 on"
"Pure Smokey Pure Smokey is Smokey Robinson's second post-Miracles album, released in 1974. This release contains the unique and emotionally compelling hit single ""Virgin Man."" Several songs were written by Robinson with fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin, who left the group a year after Robinson's departure to join him in California and assist him in his solo projects. All tracks are produced by Smokey Robinson; except ""A Tattoo"". All tracks arranged by Russ Turner, Gene Page and Smokey Robinson, except where indicated. ""I Am, I Am"" arranged by Smokey Robinson and Gene Page ""A Tattoo"" produced and arranged by Smokey Robinson"
"group named the Five Chimes. At one point, he and Aretha Franklin lived several houses from each other on Belmont; he once said he has known Franklin since she was about five. Robinson said his interest in music started after hearing the groups Nolan Strong & the Diablos and Billy Ward and his Dominoes on the radio as a child. Robinson later listed Barrett Strong, a Detroit native, as a strong vocal influence. In 1955, he formed the first lineup of the Five Chimes with childhood friend Ronald White and classmate Pete Moore. Two years later, in 1957, they were"
"One Dozen Roses One Dozen Roses is a 1971 album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, issued on Motown Records' Tamla label. The penultimate album before lead singer Smokey Robinson departed the group for a solo career, ""One Dozen Roses"" features the Top 20 ""Billboard"" Hot 100 hit single ""I Don't Blame You at All"". Also included is the group's number-one smash hit ""The Tears of a Clown"", which was also made available through the reissue of the 1967 Miracles LP ""Make It Happen"" as ""The Tears of a Clown"". Both of these songs were also huge hits in England,"
"actually meeting each other until they were fifteen. In 1957, Sonny Rogers left to join the United States Army and Claudette Rogers, his sister, who had been singing with the sister group the Matadorettes, joined them shortly afterwards. Following two years of courtship, Smokey and Claudette married in November 1959. The group auditioned for Brunswick Records in front of Alonzo Tucker (an original member of the Midnighters who had since left the group to join Jackie Wilson's management team), Nat Tarnopol (Jackie Wilson's manager) and one of the label's staff songwriters, Berry Gordy, who remained quiet during the audition. Tucker"
"group signed to the local upstart Motown label, in 1960 Ross asked an old neighbor, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, to help the group land an audition for Motown executive Berry Gordy, who had already proven himself a capable songwriter. Robinson liked ""the girls"" (as they were then known around Motown) and agreed to help, but he liked their guitarist even more; with the Primettes' permission he hired Tarplin, who became the guitarist for the Miracles. Robinson arranged for the Primettes to audition ""a cappella"" for Gordy—but Gordy, feeling the girls too young and inexperienced to be recording artists, encouraged"
"his first hit. Also, Smokey Robinson and the other Miracles composed songs such as ""The Way You Do the Things You Do"" and ""My Girl"" while on the road, which later became hits for The Temptations. The Miracles, Motown's first star act (and first million-selling group), always closed the show. After becoming a major force in the music industry during the mid-1960s, Motown continued to organize group tours under the Motortown Revue name. Later tours from the mid-1960s on covered the entire United States, and the rest of the world as well. A four-CD box set compiling the four issued"
"Blue Caps"" (Gene Vincent) and ""The Miracles"" (Smokey Robinson), received their induction, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, who inducted all six groups, including his own Miracles, said, and; King Records, never put The Famous Flames' faces on any of their album covers.(only Brown was pictured) This limited their future market potential. For a short time, after leaving ""The Famous Flames"", Stallworth took a position as a member of James Brown's clerical staff. Stallworth died in 2002, at the age of 61, from complications of diabetes. (Some sources report 2001 as his year of death). Choreographer Codie Wiggins played Famous Flame"
"appearance on CBS' ""The Ed Sullivan Show"", at the time considered television's top talent and entertainment showcase. However, due to constant changes in the music industry and Motown, by 1969, Smokey Robinson sought to leave the Miracles and the stage, to settle for continued work as Motown's vice president as well as become more of a family man to his wife Claudette and their children. The year 1969 had brought a second ""Ed Sullivan Show"" appearance for the group, singing their then-current singles ""Doggone Right"", and their hit cover of Dion's ""Abraham, Martin and John"". Robinson's departure plans however, were"
"a #1 hit on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts. This song is an international multi-million seller and a 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. Its success led Miracles lead singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson, who had announced plans to leave the act, to stay until 1972. Stevie Wonder (who was discovered by Miracles member Ronnie White) and his producer Hank Cosby wrote the music for the song, and Cosby produced the instrumental track recording. Wonder brought the instrumental track to the 1966 Motown Christmas party because he could not come up with a lyric to"
"such songs as 1964's ""Hanky Panky"", 1966's ""It's Only Love"", and 1967's ""I Think We're Alone Now"" and ""Gettin' Together"", as is Tommy Roe with his 1966 Hit, ""Sweet Pea"", but critics are divided on one possible major bubblegum band prototype: The Monkees. Although the band began as a prefabricated, fictional rock group concocted to sell records and TV advertising time, the band later wrested creative control from their creators. The success of the Lemon Pipers' ""Green Tambourine"" (US No. 1, February 1968, produced by Paul Leka) was followed by a wave of bubblegum delivered by the Super K Productions"