At 85 years old, music legend Smokey Robinson isn't just looking back at his career, he's building upon it. The singer, songwriter and producer appeared on "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new album, ...

On this episode of All Songs Considered, legendary R&B singer Smokey Robinson joins host Bob Boilen to share some of the songs and events that shaped his career as well as songs from his new duets ...

Did Smokey Robinson write "The Agony and the Ecstasy" about his affair with Diana Ross? In a new interview with The Times, the 84-year-old Motown legend was asked about the 1975 track from his A Quiet ...

You’ve heard these songs before. But not like this. You’ll hear beloved hits like Kenny’s "The Gambler," Lionel’s "Hello," and Smokey’s "Cruisin’," reinterpreted with The Undercovers’ signature touch.

The music from Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album’s creators explained how Motown songs inspired it. He picked out one Smokey Robinson tune in particular as ...

Smokey Robinson "could not possibly have experienced everything" he has written about in music. The 84-year-old musician has penned famous tracks such as 'My Girl' and 'Baby That's Backatcha' but when ...

William “Smokey” Robinson and his group The Matadors unsuccessfully auditioned for Jackie Wilson’s manager but caught the ear of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr., who was in the room. When Gordy ...

In 1965, John Lennon bought a Swiss-Made KB Discomatic and created a personal, portable playlist, filling the antediluvian music box with 40 of his favorite 45s to keep him “company” on tour with the ...

On Dec. 21, 1964, The Temptations released what is now considered to be one of the greatest love songs ever recorded. Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote and produced the classic Motown melody "My ...

Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of The Miracles wrote and produced the 1964 classic for the Motown icons Sonia Moskowitz/IMAGES/Getty The Temptations knew they could sing "anything" in 1964. So when ...