Smokey Robinson and the Miracles defined the Motown Sound. They were the first major Motown act to break. Frontman Smokey Robinson went on to become one of music’s greatest songwriters and producers. The Miracles music encompassed doo wop, soul, R&B, rock, and disco and scored 16 Top 20 hits including two #1s (Love Machine and Tears of a Clown). Smokey left the group in 1971 and they experienced continued success. For some reason, Smokey was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, but the Miracles were excluded.
Rock n Roll Moment: Smokey and the Miracles wrote Ooo Baby Baby during an impromptu jam in the middle of a show.
Essential Smokey:
Hi! We’re the Miracles (1961)
Going to a Go-Go (1965)
One Dozen Roses (1971)
Smokey’s Top 10:
Shop Around
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
Ooo Baby Baby
The Tracks of My Tears
Going to a Go-Go
I Second That Emotion
The Tears of a Clown
Love Machine- Pt 1
Do It Baby
My Girl Has Gone
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