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The_Edwards_Notebook-A_Great_Poet081226 · The Ron Edwards American Experience V2

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  Speaker 1: Bob Dylan called him the greatest American poet. Who is
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  Speaker 1: mister Dylon? Referring to Klo lime Orn Edwards on Today's
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  Speaker 1: was describing none other than Motown legend Smokey Robinson, called
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  Speaker 1: by Dylan the greatest living poet. Smokey Robinson wrote the
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  Speaker 1: soundtrack of Our Lives. He wrote My Girl for the
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  Speaker 1: Temptations singing group. He wrote My Guy and freely gave
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  Speaker 1: it to Mary Wells. Smokey was the vice president of
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  Speaker 1: Motown Records. He wrote four thousand songs during his illustrious career.
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  Speaker 1: He also saw to the top of the pop charts
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  Speaker 1: with Tears of a Clown. They say that Smokey had
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  Speaker 1: the greenest eyes in show business, and he proved over
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  Speaker 1: and over and over again that a song is a story.
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  Speaker 1: Mister Robinson found his rhythm in the Motor City. He
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  Speaker 1: almost single handedly saved Motown with his pin alone. Smokey
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  Speaker 1: Robinson has been called a miracle who turned words into
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  Speaker 1: pure gold. Smokey Robinson an American born lyrical genius who
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  Speaker 1: showed the entire world the power of rhyme. Smokey Robinson,
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  Speaker 1: the poet who made the whole world dance in the
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  Speaker 1: streets to the Motown sound and remains America's poetic heartbeat
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  Speaker 1: of music. I'm ron Edwards in