Berry Gordy met Smokey Robinson in 1957, who was singing in a doo-wop group called the Matadors. Though Robinson was only seventeen, the meeting would eventually break racial barriers and forever change pop music.� The Matadors�renamed the Miracles�recorded �Shop...
Berry Gordy met Smokey Robinson in 1957, who was singing in a doo-wop group called the Matadors. Though Robinson was only seventeen, the meeting would eventually break racial barriers and forever change pop music.� The Matadors�renamed the Miracles�recorded �Shop Around,� written by Gordy and Robinson. They were one of Gordy�s first signings to his new [�]
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