Just another pop music legend Made In Detroit. Ahimè. The streets are littered with them here.

Just kidding, Berklee Honoree Dr Robinson, Gershwin Prize winner! Your shoulders are among those giants on whose we stand upon and we knew that long before the awards were presented. Vocalist, songwriter, producer and eternally handsome devil!

As if I have to remind you all…

• You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - Bring It On Home To Me – Live at The Apollo (1963)
• The Tracks Of My Tears (1965)
• I Second That Emotion (1967)
• The Tears of A Clown (1967)
• Ooh Baby Baby – Live on Soul Train with Ms Aretha Franklin (1978)
• Cruisin’ (1979)
• Just To See Her – on TopPop (NE, 1987)
• The Tracks of My Tears - Live, BET Awards

Many Happy Returns, Smokey! We love you! 💘

This post is lovingly dedicated to Mr and Mrs Joseph and Angela Arco (RIP), our neighbors whom I loved dearly and schoolmates of “Smokey” Robinson’s…where the teachers knew him as William.