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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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American R&B vocal group Motown artist soul music group

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles were a pioneering American R&B and soul vocal group whose smooth harmonies and Robinson’s songwriting helped define the classic Motown sound of the 1960s.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American R&B vocal group → Motown artist → soul music group →
activeInDecade	1950s → 1960s → 1970s →
alsoKnownAs	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles → The Miracles →
associatedAct	Motown Records → The Supremes → The Temptations →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
genre	R&B → doo-wop → pop → soul →
hasHitSingle	I Second That Emotion → Shop Around → The Tears of a Clown → The Tracks of My Tears → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me →
hasLeadVocalist	Smokey Robinson →
hasPrimarySongwriter	Smokey Robinson →
hasSubgroup	The Miracles (post-Smokey lineup) →
influenced	Stevie Wonder → The Jackson 5 → The Temptations →
locationOfFormation	Detroit, Michigan →
notableAchievement	helped define the classic Motown sound of the 1960s → pioneering use of smooth vocal harmonies in soul and R&B →
notableMember	Bobby Rogers → Claudette Robinson → Marv Tarplin → Pete Moore → Ronnie White → Smokey Robinson →
notableWork	I Second That Emotion → Ooo Baby Baby → Shop Around → The Tears of a Clown → The Tracks of My Tears → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me →
partOf	Motown sound →
recordLabel	Motown → Tamla →
vocalStyle	smooth harmonies →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gordy Records ("The Miracles") → Hitsville U.S.A. ("The Miracles") → Motown Museum ("Smokey Robinson") →	associatedWith
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("The Miracles") → Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("Smokey Robinson and the Miracles") →	alsoKnownAs
Martha and the Vandellas ("The Miracles") →	associatedAct
Studio A ("Smokey Robinson and the Miracles") →	associatedWithArtist
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("The Miracles (post-Smokey lineup)") →	hasSubgroup
Motown →	launchedCareerOf
Smokey Robinson ("The Miracles") →	memberOf
Tamla →	signedArtist