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Aug 29, 2006FOX premieres "Celebrity Duets," with established singers paired with other stars. First-week participants include Randy Travis, Lee Ann Womack, Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight, plus judges Marie Osmond, Little Richard and David FosterOct 31, 2006Golf Digest announces music's Top 100 golfers. Among country-connected pop and rock artists on the list: Smokey Robinson, #39 (10.9 handicap), Little Feat's Paul Barrere, #44 (11.1); Pat Boone, #51 (14.8); Bob Dylan, #62 (17.0); and Kid Rock, #95 (35.0)Dec 3, 2006Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson are awarded Kennedy Center Honors in a Washington, D.C., event attended by president George W. Bush. Also recognized are Steven Spielberg and theatrical composer Andrew Lloyd WebberDec 27, 2006"The T.A.M.I. Show"--featuring Glen Campbell, Leon Russell and David Gates in the house band--is added to the National Film Registry. Acts highlighted in the concert movie include The Miracles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys and The Rolling StonesJan 10, 2007Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome To-night?" is announced as a new addition to the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with The Turtles' "Happy Together," The Miracles' "Tracks Of My Tears" and Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed Girl"Dec 26, 2007Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Mark O'Connor are featured as CBS celebrates Steve Martin in the special "The Kennedy Center Honors." Also on the telecast: Melissa Etheridge, Diana Ross, Brian Wilson, Simon & Garfunkel, Lyle Lovett, Smokey Robinson and Hootie + The BlowfishMay 3, 2008Lee Ann Womack and Travis Tritt attend the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, along with Joey Fatone, Michael McDonald, Kid Rock, Anastasia Brown, Hugh Hefner and Smokey Robinson. One horse, Eight Belles, is euthanized at the race's conclusionMay 14, 2008Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry, along with Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and audio of Smokey Robinson, Joni Mitchell, Thomas A. Dorsey, Ronald Reagan and Michael JacksonOct 1, 2008Toby Keith, Charley Pride and Smokey Robinson tie at #65 with a 15.0 handicap as Golf Digest ranks Music's Top 100 Golfers. The Eagles' Glenn Frey finishes #64Nov 27, 2008"You've Really Got A Hold On Me" author Smokey Robinson is #20 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All-Time. Among other R&B-based figures: Solomon Burke, #89; Ronnie Spector, #69; Whitney Houston, #34; Michael Jackson, #25; and Aretha Franklin, #1
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