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    • Feb 19, 1940
    William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, Michigan. Two songs he writes for his Motown group The Miracles become country hits as well: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" for Mickey Gilley, and "The Tracks Of My Tears" for Linda Ronstadt
    Nov 7, 1959
    Smokey Robinson marries Claudette Rogers, a fellow member of The Miracles. They remain husband and wife until 1986. During that time, Robinson writes two songs that become country hits: "Tracks Of My Tears" and "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
    Oct 16, 1962
    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles record "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" in Detroit, Michigan, at Motown's Hitsville Studio. Mickey Gilley turns the song into a country hit more than 20 years later
    Nov 9, 1962
    Motown releases The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," later recorded as a country song by Mickey Gilley
    Oct 28, 1964
    Glen Campbell, Leon Russell and David Gates are in the house band for "The T.A.M.I. Show" at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Acts include The Supremes, Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and The Miracles
    Nov 4, 1964
    Glen Campbell performs the Elvis Presley hit "Ain't That Loving You Baby" on ABC's "Shindig!" Other guests include Gerry & The Pacemakers, Gene Pitney and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, who do "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
    Dec 26, 1964
    "The T.A.M.I. Show" opens in Los Angeles movie theaters. The concert film, featuring Glen Campbell, Leon Russell and David Gates in the house band, includes performances by James Brown, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones
    Jan 20, 1965
    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles record "The Tracks Of My Tears" at the Hitsville Studio in Detroit, Michigan. More than a decade later, the song is rejiggered as a country hit for Linda Ronstadt
    Jun 23, 1965
    Tamla releases Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' pop hit "The Tracks Of My Tears." The song is destined to re-emerge as a country and pop hit for Linda Ronstadt
    Apr 26, 1968
    Jimmy Dean returns as a host of ABC's "Operation: Entertainment," featuring Julie London, Pat Paulsen and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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