Smokey Robinson to play Bethel Woods

Posted 8/21/12

BETHEL, NY — Smokey Robinson will play Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on August 20. Robinson founded the group The Miracles while still in high school. The group was Berry Gordy’s first vocal …

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Smokey Robinson to play Bethel Woods

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BETHEL, NY — Smokey Robinson will play Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on August 20. Robinson founded the group The Miracles while still in high school. The group was Berry Gordy’s first vocal group, and it was at Robinson’s suggestion that Gordy started the Motown Record dynasty. Their single of Robinson’s “Shop Around” became Motown’s first #1 hit on the R&B singles chart. In the years following, Robinson continued to pen hits for the group including “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Going to a Go-Go,” and “Tears of a Clown” (co-written with Stevie Wonder).

The Miracles dominated the R&B scene throughout the 1960s and early ‘70s, and Robinson became vice president of Motown Records, serving as in-house producer, talent scout and songwriter.

In addition to writing hits for the Miracles, Robinson wrote and produced hits for other Motown greats including The Temptations, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye and others. His other hits include “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” and “Get Ready.”

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