Is Smokey Robinson still married to his wife? How many wives Smokey Robinson had?

Smokey Robinson is still married to his wife Frances Glandney. Smokey Robinson has been married twice.

Smokey Robinson married a fellow Miracles member, Claudette Rogers, in 1959. The two later finalized a divorce in 1986.

On August 21, 2016, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in his hometown of Detroit. In 2019, Robinson received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement.

In 2015, Smokey Robinson was given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2016, Robinson received the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Smokey Robinson was also awarded the Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Robinson won the Heritage Award at the Soul Train Music Awards in 1991.

Smokey Robinson founded the Matadors in 1954 when he was in high school. The group added a female voice three years later and became The Miracles.

Smokey Robinson is the father of Tamla Claudette Robinson, Trey Robinson and Berry William Borope Robinson.

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