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Smokey Robinson on Marvin Gaye's Paranoia Leading Up to His Dad Killing Him (Part 25) — DeepCutsArchive
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Smokey Robinson on Marvin Gaye's Paranoia Leading Up to His Dad Killing Him (Part 25)

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Watch the full interview now as a VladTV Youtube Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7lal8IC-xPyKfgH4rdUcA/join Part 24: https://youtu.be/bj0fA49BqqM Part 26: https://youtu.be/34WKIYtP01E Part 1: https://youtu.be/fkmx4eRYpak -------- In this clip, Smokey Robinson recounted hearing the news of Marvin Gaye’s passing which came on April Fool’s Day. He initially thought it was a sick joke but later had the worse news confirmed. Smokey said he only learned about Marvin’s tumultuous and traumatic relationship with father after he had already killed him.

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William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins, when they were called the Five Chimes, until 1972, when he retired from the group to focus on his role as Motown Records vice president. Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. He left Mot...

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