Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles were a soul group popular in the sixties and seventies. They had three hit albums. They had numerous hit singles with The Tears of a Clown being a chart-topper. They have separate stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When Robinson was first inducted into the Hall of Fame, it was without the Miracles. Many years later it was discovered that by doing that they had violated their rule that an artist cannot be inducted unless his first record has been released at least 25 years prior. At the time of his induction they had been including his work with the Miracles as solo work, which caused controversy. In 2012 the Miracles were inducted in a special committee along with several other neglected backing groups. Robinson was a part of the charity supergroup USA for Africa. Robinson was a part of the 1998 Super Bowl halftime show. They were a part of the Motown sound of the time.