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WC is a child of the 60s and a lot of WC s memories are wrapped around music And one of the best memories and some of the best music centers on Smokey Robinson Smokey s farewell concert tour with The Miracles in the early spring of 1972 and in particular a 2 5 hour show at Macarthur Court in Eugene Oregon was utterly magical Smokey turned 70 on February 19 It doesn t seem possible that the man with the magic voice moving effortlessly from tenor to falsetto the man Bob Dylan called America s greatest living poet is 70 years old His songs remain among WC s very favorites As a composer singer arranger producer he simply ha

no peer Photo by Dwight McCann Chumash Casino Resort www DwightMcCann com I m not a fan of ABC or New Wave bands generally but Fry and White came close when they said But nothing can compare Nothing can compare When Smokey sings Happy Birthday Smokey Robinson and many many more Possibly related posts automatically generated I Know It s Only Rock ‘N Roll Wolf Trap Gets Smokey Music Monday The Tracks Of My Tears Smokey Robinson amp the Miracles