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Tears of a Clown - the Smokey Robinson Story

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1/4. Lulu presents a profile of soul tenor and songwriter William "Smokey" Robinson, who until
1972 fronted Motown quartet the Miracles, whose hits include the 1960 single Shop Around (Motown's first million seller), You've Really Got a Hold on Me, The Tracks of My Tears, I Second That Emotion and The Tears of a Clown. Interviewees include Smokey Robinson , ex-wife Claudette Robinson , original Miracle Warren "Pete" Moore, former Supremes singer Cindy
Birdsong and Motown songwriters Lamont Dozier and Janie Bradford.
The story begins with a look at
Robinson's early years in Detroit, where he met mentor Berry Gordy. Producer Sue Clark

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