In 1960 William “Smokey” Robinson and his band The Miracles, released a song called Shop Around on the Detroit-based Motown Records. The record became the first ever million seller for the young label and started a revolutionary era in music that made Motown an iconic African-American cultural institution.
Robinson was an essential part of the success story of Motown as one of its most successful performers and songwriter for his fellow stars at the label, like Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and the Temptations, for whom he wrote what he calls an “international anthem”, My Girl.
