He was at the very core of Motown. Add the writing team of Holland/Dozier/Holland, the Funk Brothers studio musicians and you have "The Sound of Young America" (their slogan).
Smokey was a huge part of my youth as my mom loved him and the Motown sound. She'd drop a stack of vinyl on the console stereo and have the house hoppin'. Thanks mom and Smokey for helping me appreciate good music.
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Pure Smokey.
❤when Smokey sings
He was at the very core of Motown. Add the writing team of Holland/Dozier/Holland, the Funk Brothers studio musicians and you have "The Sound of Young America" (their slogan).
Smokey was a huge part of my youth as my mom loved him and the Motown sound. She'd drop a stack of vinyl on the console stereo and have the house hoppin'. Thanks mom and Smokey for helping me appreciate good music.
The best Smokey period, period!
Smokey was 33-34 when he filmed this and had already been writing/performing for almost half his life. That's quite a career just in that span alone
Smokey has some falsetto!
Great video... some of my favorites in this medley.
Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖
Smokey is always smoking 😎👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎸🏹
The Voice
Most Excellent ¿
Saw him in Atlantic City for my 21st birthday 😂😂😂 30+ years ago
Full episode PLEASE
Looks like Marv Tarplin to his left playing his Gibson Super 400
Marv is definitely the man.All Those awesome 🎸 riffs and shit.R.i.p Marvin Tarplin
MARV TARPLIN was an Original Member of THE MIRACLES…and was INDUCTED with them into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
He was FAR better with The MIRACLES !! BELIEVE IT !!
I’ve got a fever. And the only cure for this fever is more Smokey!!
I hope one day we have the full theme unedited.
Wow. Was that James Brown giving a standing audation at the end?
I didn't see James. But at 5:33, I was Wolfman Jack in the shadows off to the audience's right/Smokey's left.
Are we going to see Paul Butterfield's Better Days from this episode of Jan 18th 1974 ? Also their Sept 28th 1973 episode ?
Michael Jackson’s father