”“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do.” Now, though, America’s poet laureate of love is involved in a dispute with his ex-wife Claudette Robinson that could create precedent for those in the music business whose devotion...
Smokey Robinson family: Is he married and does he have any children? Smokey Robinson and wife Frances.Picture: Getty Smokey is currently married to Frances Robinson, née Gladney. They got married in May 2002. He was previously married to his fellow Miracles member Claudette Rogers in 1959. Th...
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Robinson, 83, said in an interview withThe Guardianpublished April 27 that he and Ross were involved for “about a year” while he was married to his first wife, Claudette Rogers. Robinson was 19 years old when he and Rogers got married in 1959. They divorced in 1986. “I was married ...
“She was young and trying to get her career together. I was trying to help her,” add Robinson. “I brought her to Motown, in fact. I wasn’t going after her and she wasn’t going after me. It just happened.” “After we’d been seeing each other for a while, Diana said to...
Smokey Robinson and his ex-wife Claudette spent many years together. For those who don’t know, Smokey and Claudette began their relationship during the glory years of Motown Records. Smokey worked as an in-house producer and songwriter, while also singing lead alongside Claudette in their 5-...
If you ask legendary Motown singer, songwriter, record producer, and music executive Smokey Robinson about the length of his career, he’ll say that age is just a number. When interviewed last year in advance of his scheduled performance at the Providence Performing Arts Center — a show that...
Suit by Si Beau Custom Tailor, shoes by Andres, watch by Movado, and jewelry, a gift from his wife, Frances Robinson. Do you have an all-time favorite outfit? No. I love outfits, so I don't. I was told you have a hand in all of your stage outfits. I pick the fabrics from de...
Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey sit down with ET’s Cassie DiLaura to discuss ‘A Motown Christmas’ special, airing Dec. 11 on NBC. Plus, Halle reveals why she felt ‘so nervous’ to work with the Motown legend.
: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, Smokey Robinson explained that he wrote ‘More Love’ for his wife Claudette, and it’s one of his most personal songs. Claudette had a series of miscarriages and gave birth to twins who were stillborn. She felt like she was letting Smokey down...