If anyone in popular music can be called a legend, it’s Smokey Robinson.
He rose to fame in the 1960s as the founder of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. He wrote and recorded such hits as “Shop Around,” “My Girl,” “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Tears of a Clown,” and “Cruisin,” to name a few.
Robinson is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is a Grammy winner, Kennedy Center honoree, Library of Congress Gershwin Prize winner and recipient of many other honors.
He was the star of a wine-tasting fundraiser Monday for The Neighborhood Academy, a private school in Stanton Heights, featuring his Smokey Robinson wines.
Robinson spoke to the Tribune-Review about winemaking, songwriting, and his connections to Pittsburgh.
