{"id":3094,"date":"2025-11-04T20:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:14:03","slug":"smokey-robinson-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/smokey-robinson-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Robinson High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Smokey Robinson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Singer &amp; Songwriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Feb 19, 1940<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Northern-High-School\/1066?communityType=1&amp;year=1957&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Northern-High-School\/106538?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1957<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Smokey Robinson from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Northern-High-School\/1066?communityType=1&amp;year=1957&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"3165\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/young-smokey-robinson.jpg\" alt=\"Smokey Robinson high school senior yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-3165\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"3166\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/smokey-robinson-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"Smokey Robinson candid high school yearbook photo \" class=\"wp-image-3166\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"3167\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/northern-high-school-yearbook-cover-1957.jpg\" alt=\"Northern High School yearbook cover 1957\" class=\"wp-image-3167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/northern-high-school-yearbook-cover-1957.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/northern-high-school-yearbook-cover-1957-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Northern-High-School\/106538?page=22&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Northern-High-School\/106538?page=28&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>William \u201cSmokey\u201d Robinson, Jr.&nbsp;<\/strong>(born February 19, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter. He graduated with the class of 1957 from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/class\/Northern-High-School\/1066?communityType=1&amp;year=1957&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern High School<\/a>&nbsp;in Detroit, Michigan. In high school, Robinson was on the graduation committee, played varsity football, and was voted \u201cMost Popular\u201d by his senior class. Robinson is best known as the lead singer of the group The Miracles who made 26 Top 10 Billboard hits. In addition, Robinson has several Top 10 hits as a solo artist like&nbsp;<em>Cruisin\u2019\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Being With You.<\/em>&nbsp;He later went on to become vice president of the legendary label Motown Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best R&amp;B Vocal Performance, Male<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Just to See Her<\/em>, 1988<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Legend Award, 1991<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/celebrities\/\">Celeb Yearbook Blogs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/herb-alpert-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Herb Alpert High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/gwen-stefani-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Gwen Stefani High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/jamie-foxx-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Jamie Foxx High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/john-legend-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">John Legend High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/mariah-carey-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Mariah Carey High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/toni-braxton-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Toni Braxton High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/chubby-checker-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Chubby Checker High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/diana-ross-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Diana Ross High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/lionel-richie-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Lionel Richie High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smokey Robinson Singer &amp; Songwriter Birthdate:&nbsp;Feb 19, 1940 High School:&nbsp;Northern High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1957 Yearbook photos of Smokey Robinson from&nbsp;Northern High School &nbsp;&nbsp; William \u201cSmokey\u201d Robinson, Jr.&nbsp;(born February 19, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter. He graduated with the class of 1957 from&nbsp;Northern High School&nbsp;in Detroit, Michigan. 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