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Part 11: Smokey Robinson on Writing 'My Girl' for The Temptations, His Biggest Song Ever
Part 9: Smokey Robinson on The Beatles Covering His Song, Saying They Try to Sing Like Him
Part 1: Smokey Robinson: My Dad Stabbed a White Bully at 12, Ran Away to Save Family
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In this clip, Smokey Robinson responds to being called "America's Greatest Poet" by Bob Dylan. Elsewhere in the interview, reflects back on 1963 when Martin Luther King paid him a visit at Hitsville because he wanted them to record his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, which he reveals was a part of Motown Records. He goes on to share what MLK told how about the way in which Motown influenced him. Lastly, Smokey talks about what it was like to perform hit songs during a time with African Americans were experiencing segregation.
