Mayer Hawthorne thrives on mix of Smokey Robinson, J Dilla and ELO .

Apr-1-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Mayer Hawthorne may have grown up in the trace of Motown, but his arrival into this world, circa 1979, was only a little too deep for any real-time awareness of the label’s golden years. Of course, you’d never acknowledge that from listening to his debut album, which has already earned him favorable comparisons to Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield.

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hooked on that: Smokey Robinson SXSW !010 Keynote Speech

Mar-23-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

via Dallas Morning NewsAUSTIN – Smokey Robinson, relaxed while sitting on an easy chair, summed up his lifetime as a songwriter in these few words: “My end is to ever write a song,” he said. “Every time I sit down, I wish to compose a song.”That was the effect of the Motown music legend’s keynote address Thursday morning (March 18) at the Confederacy by Southwest Music Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
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All Music Site: Smokey Robinson Wrote Songs By Age

Mar-23-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Smokey Robinson told a tale about how he had written more than 100 songs by the sentence he was 15, but really there were a lot more.Robinson was the keynote speaker at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week. He said he had already written 100 songs by the sentence he met Berry Gordy. He had been writing since he was 5.Gordy recognised that the verses had totally different stories and told Smokey that he really had a lot more songs than he thought because every verse was a different idea. Read the rest of this entry »
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Top of the Tubes – Smokey Robinson SXSW Keynote

Mar-21-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Smokey Robinson SXSW 2010 KeynoteSmokey Robinson is one of the architects of the Detroit sound and his part and songs established the label s profound affect on culture across the More Smokey Robinson SXSW 2010 KeynoteSmokey Robinson is one of the architects of the Detroit sound and his part and songs established the label s profound affect on culture across the globe Robinson s artistry has been celebrated worldwide having received Kennedy Center Honors a rank in the Stone And Roll Hall Of Fame a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award the UK Special Achievement Award at the Ivor Novello Awards and The ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Read the rest of this entry »

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Free Song Download

Mar-20-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Labels March 2010 1 imgtag summ summary img var summary imgtag removeHtmlTag div innerHTML summ gt div innerHTML summary gt Support there band by buying original CD and cassettefor fast downloading use IDM internet download manager download here Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the main music ranks with his own label It s Read the rest of this entry »

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Free Song Download

Mar-20-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Labels March 2010 1 imgtag summ summary img var summary imgtag removeHtmlTag div innerHTML summ gt div innerHTML summary gt Support there band by buying original CD and cassettefor fast downloading use IDM internet download manager download here Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the main music ranks with his own label It s Read the rest of this entry »

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Free Song Download

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Labels March 2010 1 imgtag summ summary img var summary imgtag removeHtmlTag div innerHTML summ gt div innerHTML summary gt Support there band by buying original CD and cassettefor fast downloading use IDM internet download manager download here Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the main music ranks with his own label It s Read the rest of this entry »

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Labels March 2010 1 imgtag summ summary img var summary imgtag removeHtmlTag div innerHTML summ gt div innerHTML summary gt Support there band by buying original CD and cassettefor fast downloading use IDM internet download manager download here Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the main music ranks with his own label It s Read the rest of this entry »

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Smokey Robinson Delivers SXSW Keynote Billboard.com

Mar-19-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the independent music ranks with his own label It s a lot more influence than I expected Robinson told interviewer and Detroit native Dave Marsh with a joke during the session Robinson also offered an interesting perpsective on his legacy saying that a recent personal fascination with classic music has gotten him thinking I rem Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar-19-2010 Posted under Uncategorized

Motown legend Smokey Robinson delivered the keynote speech on Thursday March 18 for this year s South By Southwest Music Media Conference entertaining a bleary eyed crowd of attendees with stories about meeting Berry Gordy starting Motown writing hits like Shop Around and Cruisin and delving into the independent music ranks with his own label It s a lot more influence than I expected Robinson told interviewer and Detroit native Dave Marsh with a joke during the session Robinson also offered an interesting perpsective on his legacy saying that a recent personal fascination with classic music has gotten him thinking I rem Read the rest of this entry »

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