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    • Mar 19, 2009
    "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" songwriter Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy mentor "American Idol" contestants at the Hitsville USA Studios in Detroit
    Mar 25, 2009
    Adam Lambert receives a standing ovation on FOX-TV's "American Idol" for his cover of the one-time Linda Ronstadt hit "Tracks Of My Tears" from the song's writer, Smokey Robinson, at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre. Robinson attends with Motown founder Berry Gordy
    Jul 7, 2009
    "Lonely Teardrops" author Berry Gordy Jr. joins Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Brooke Shields and members of the Jackson family at Los Angeles' Staples Center to sing "We Are The World" during a memorial for Michael Jackson
    Feb 24, 2011
    Gloriana joins Smokey Robinson, Sheryl Crow, Natasha Bedingfield, John Legend and Nick Jonas in performing a Motown-themed show for an audience that includes Berry Gordy Jr. and president Barack Obama at the White House
    Apr 14, 2013
    "Lonely Teardrops" songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. and "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" author Smokey Robinson attend the Broadway premiere of "Motown: The Musical" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York, along with Gladys Knight, Bono and former Supremes Diana Ross and Mary Wilson
    Feb 7, 2015
    Taylor Swift is in the house as Johnny Mathis sings "Misty" during Clive Davis' Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Also mingling are Miley Cyrus, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Barry Gibb, Joni Mitchell and Berry Gordy
    Nov 16, 2016
    Smokey Robinson receives the Gershwin Prize For Popular Song from the Library of Congress at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Crossing the stage are Berry Gordy, CeeLo Green and Kip Moore, who covers "I Second That Emotion"
    Sep 22, 2019
    Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. announces plans to retire in an appearance at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Berry penned the Narvel Felts country hit "Lonely Teardrops"
    Nov 25, 2019
    The intersection of Hollywood & Argyle in Los Angeles is named Berry Gordy Square, in honor of the man who founded Motown, which used to occupy a space on the corner. Gordy wrote "Lonely Teardrops," which became a country hit for Narvel Felts
    Jan 25, 2020
    Brandi Carlile teams with Cyndi Lauper on "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" during Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The guest list includes Jimmy Iovine, Bebe Rexha, Smokey Robinson, Beyonce, Keith Urban, Ozzy Osbourne and Berry Gordy
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