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As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

Smokey Robinson

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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
William 'Smokey' Robinson
Jr.
Wm. Robinson
William Robinson
Jr.
Bill Smokey Robinson
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Dreams
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Kids
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Wildest

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