Oct 19 2008
Famous In Michigan: Smokey Robinson
William Robinson Jr. was born on February 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan – though he is probably known a lot better by the name ‘Smokey’ Robinson.
Smokey Robinson is an R&B / Soul singer, and a former record producer and record executive, as well. He is a singer and songwriter, and plays the piano to boot. Smokey Robinson’s music was so popular and so soulful, that The Beatles’ John Lennon even made several mentions of Robinson as one of his musical influences.
Smokey Robinson is still alive today – as of this writing his is 68 years old, and has even had some singles make it onto the American R&B Charts as recently at 1999; albeit at a rather poor rating.
