*Smokey Robinson is a living legend that has been inducted into the Rock- N-Roll Hall of Fame … TWICE!
He was instrumental in the success of Motown’s Hitsville USA as both an artist and a songwriter. Robinson produced some of the greatest hits of all time including: “Who’s Loving You“ by The Jackson 5 and “My Girl“ by The Temptations as well as his own hits: “Tracks of My Tears,” and “Cruisin.”
EURweb associate Cherise “CNikky” Nicole sat down with Mr. Robinson for a very special Never Before Seen Interview!
This weekend, Motown creator, Berry Gordy, appeared on “Oprah’s Master Class.”
Gordy spoke about the moment he met Smokey Robinson and the first song Smokey wrote and recorded for Motown called ‘I Got A Job.’ CNikky spoke with Smokey Robinson last November and surprised him by singing a duet of his first hit!
Robinson shared the story behind his first song, as well as how he feels about America’s current recession and President Obama. The charming Mr. Robinson also shared some of his fondest memories of his friends, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Dick Clark, Diana Ross, Don Cornelius and The Miracles.
What was the history behind your first hit: “The history behind that is… that’s the first record that the Miracles and I ever made ever! And I wrote that song in answer to a song called ‘Get A Job,’ by a group named The Silhouettes and ‘Get A Job’ was the #1 record in the world at that time. So I was trying to find a song that we could record and so I wrote it and Berry Gordy recorded it on us. This is before he started Motown even. And so that was the first record The Miracles and I ever made called ‘I Got A Job.”
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Source: eurweb / MJ-Upbeat.com
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