February 19, 1940: Smokey Robinson hits the planet!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMOKEY ROBINSON!!!

 

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940)

 

 

 

Singer/Songwriter William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. born February 19, 1940 Detroit, Michigan. As an original member of Motown Records' first vocal group The Miracles and as a solo artist, Robinson delivered thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987. He wrote such hits as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "My Girl", "Since I Lost My Baby" , and "Get Ready”  …

 

 As a singer he is also known for "I've Been Good To You”

 

 “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me”

 

 Baby, Baby Don't Cry" 

and "The Tears of a Clown" 

He had many other more recent hits such as "Just to See Her"…

 

HEY, it’s Smokey: Just another cat outta Detroit…Google him!

 

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APRIL 11 ON THE CHARTS…

April 11, 1954: 

The Moonglows hit #1 on the R'n B chart and #20 on the pop chart with "Sincerely"…

1956: James Brown has his first chart entry when "Please, Please, Please" debuts on the Billboard R 'n B chart...

The song was recorded at WIBB, a radio station in his home town of Macon, Georgia…T

1964: Betty Everett hits #6 with

"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"…

1964: The Temptations hits #11 with 
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"…

1964: Bobby Bland hits #20 with

 "Ain't Nothing You Can Do"…

1964: The Beatles set another music industry record when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs ranged from "Can't Buy Me Love" at #1 to "Love Me Do" at #81…

1970:  Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" tops out at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although the song would sell over two million copies, it would be his only US Top 40 hit…

April 11, 1981: Daryl Hall And John Oates reached the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 with their 10th Top 40 hit, "Kiss On My List". The tune was a #33 hit in the UK…

APRIL 11 HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!

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