Smokey Robinson
SUNDAY • AUGUST 12 • 7:30
PM
Orchestra: $150 | Mezzanine: $125 | Balcony: $100
VIP ParTee: $250
(VIP package details @ NPACgreeneville.com)
William “Smokey”
Robinson, Jr. is a legendary singer-songwriter, record producer, record
executive, and co-founder of Motown Records. Robinson and his group, The
Miracles, met Berry Gordy after a failed audition for singer Jackie Wilson’s
managers. Gordy was impressed with Robinson’s vocals and ambitious songwriting.
In 1960, The Miracles recorded their and Motown’s first million selling hit,
“Shop Around.” Between 1960 and 1970, Robinson would produce 26 Top 40 hits
with The Miracles including several Top 10 hits such as “You’ve Really Got a
Hold on Me,” “I Second That Emotion” and the #1 Pop hit, “The Tears Of A
Clown.”
The Grammy® Award
winner was one of the major songwriters and producers for Motown, penning
several hit singles such as, “Who’s Loving You,” “My Guy,” “The Way You Do The
Things You Do,” “My Girl,” and “Ain’t That Peculiar.” Robinson has been inducted
into the Kennedy Center, awarded an individual star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and a second star with The Miracles. He was awarded a medal at the
National Medal of Arts, a Heritage Award at the Soul Train Music Awards and a
BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
