The nice Smokey Robinson – CBS News
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In his profession, Motown legend Smokey Robinson, entrance man of The Miracles, has written or co-written upwards of 4,000 songs, most of them about one factor: love. At 82, he is nonetheless touring and performing, and can quickly launch “Gasms,” his first album in practically a decade. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Robinson (who was named one of many Recording Academy’s MusiCares Honorees this yr) about changing into a drive within the music business; overcoming racism whereas touring the Deep South; and ending his drug dependancy.
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