On Thursday, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and legendary musician Smokey Robinson were revealed as this year's recipients of the Recording Academy philanthropic organization's coveted Persons ...

Smokey Robinson is one of the most influential figures ... which was just a fledgling Detroit-based label founded by Berry Gordy, who would become Robinson’s mentor and close friend, according ...

Despite growing up in poverty, Motown soul legend Smokey went on to write the soundtrack to a million teenage lives. He returns to the UK this July.

Smokey Robinson formed the Five Chimes, who, after a time, became the Matadors. They met manager/producer, Berry Gordy, during an unsuccessful audition for Jackie Wilson’s manager. Gordy took ...

Smokey Robinson met and auditioned for pre-Motown Berry Gordy, who signed them as one of the first acts on Tamla in 1960, and their first song Shop Around was the label’s first million-selling ...

“An Evening with Smokey Robinson” will take place in the MACC ... The Miracles while still in high school. The group was Berry Gordy’s first vocal group, and it was at Robinson’s ...

Smokey Robinson, 82, Explains Why He'll Never Retire ... "There are two days that are profound in my life: the day I met Berry Gordy and the day he started Motown," Robinson reflects.

This exhilarating show charts Motown founder Berry Gordy’s incredible journey ... Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more. Featuring all the classics you love, Motown ...

Operating out of the Hitsville U.S.A. studio in Detroit, Motown Records defined what popular music could be; and Smokey Robinson was integral to the label's success. One of Berry Gordon's first ...