Smokey Robinson Comes to The Family Arena!
WHAT:
William
"Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is a legendary singer-songwriter, record
producer, record executive and co-founder of Motown Records.
In
1960, Miracles recorded their and Motown’s first million selling hit,
"Shop Around.” Between 1960 and 1970, Robinson would produce 26 top
forty hits with the Miracles including
several top ten hits such as "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", "I
Second That Emotion" and the group's only number-one pop hit, "The Tears
Of A Clown". Other notable hits include, "Ooo Baby Baby,” and “The
Tracks Of My Tears".
Robinson
was one of the major songwriters and producers for Motown, penning
several hit singles such as, “Who’s Loving You” "My Guy,” "The Way You
Do The Things You Do", "My Girl",
"Get Ready" and "Ain't That Peculiar".
In
1975, Robinson released his most successful solo album, A Quiet Storm,
which yielded three hit singles, "Baby That's Backatcha", "The Agony
& The Ecstasy" and "Quiet Storm".
His
classic hit, "Cruisin'" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Robinson topped the charts again with another sensual ballad, "Being
with You and teamed up with fellow
Motown label mate Rick James recording the R&B ballad, "Ebony
Eyes".
Robinson
made a triumphant return with the album, One Heartbeat and the singles,
"Just to See Her" and "One Heartbeat,” both Top 10 hits."Just To See
Her" won Robinson his first
Grammy Award. In the same year, he was inducted as a solo artist to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK group ABC released a tribute
song, "When Smokey Sings."
Robinson
has been Inducted into the Kennedy Center, awarded an individual star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a second star with The Miracles. He
was awarded a medal at the
National Medal of Arts, A Heritage Award at the Soul Train Music Awards
and a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Howard University conferred on
Robinson the degree of Doctor of Music as did the Berklee College of
Music.
.WHEN:
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 7:00pm
WHERE:
The Family Arena -
2002 Arena Parkway * St. Charles, MO 63303
TICKETS:
On Sale Friday, April 27 @ 10am
Tickets can be purchased at the
Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com.
Prices: $105 (Gold Circle), $90 (Floor), $85 (100 Level Sidelines), $75 (100 Level Endzone), $60 (Upper Level)
To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314-534-1111. For help purchasing accessible seating, please call The Family Arena ADA Hotline at 636-896-4234.
TICKET LINK:
http://www.metrotix.com/events/
FURTHER INFO:
Please call The Family Arena event hotline at 636-896-4242 for more information, or visit our web site at
www.familyarena.com.
Suites Available For Single
Events – Treat the family, reward employees or celebrate a special
occasion. For info and pricing, contact Blake Rapert at 636-896-4211.
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