Wednesday, 10/6/10

by musicclipoftheday

Dying and going to heaven—could it sound any sweeter than this vocal track?

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, “Ooo Baby Baby” (vocal track), 1965

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lagniappe

My mom was a woman who went to church two or three times a week. . . . We had gospel music in the house, and we lived in a black neighborhood, so gospel music is prevalent. I knew Aretha Franklin when I was growing up, and her father was one of the biggest ministers in the country.

—Smokey Robinson