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Smokey Robinson

Roundhouse, London"You guys sound great!" gushes William "Smokey" Robinson as a sold-out Electric Proms audience help him with the chorus of I Second That Emotion. But self-effacement was the least of his gifts on display here, as the 69-year-old gave a masterclass in pop vocal performance.Paul Gambaccini's introduction sketched Robinson's full and uncommonly successful CV. As well as being at the birth of Motown 50 years ago with the Miracles, Robinson was a producer and, from 1961, vice-presi...

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21:33 on October 26 2009

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Smokey Robinson

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