Smokey Robinson

SLP2000072306 - 23 JULY 2000 - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA: Singer Smokey Robinson has a big smile for those listening to him while in concert at the Fox Theater, July 23. jr/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI

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