SMOKEY ROBINSON TO RECEIVE AFTRA HONOR: Motown great will be honored for his sound recordings.

Smokey Robinson will be feted with the AMEE Award in Sound Recordings during the 2009 AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards gala on March 9 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

The AMEES recognize members of AFTRA who have made a significant contribution to American culture.

Once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” Smokey's career spans over five decades. He co-founded the Motown Record dynasty with Berry Gordy and created R&B legends The Miracles, who’s 1960 single "Shop Around" was Motown's first number one hit on the R&B singles chart.

Read more..