Ron and Bill (Ronnie White and Smokey Robinson)
Ron & Bill was a short-lived incarnation of Ronnie White and Smokey Robinson from the early days of the Motown organization -- the credit appeared on one record, the single "It" b/w "Don't Say Bye Bye," released on the Tamla label, which was the label's attempt at charting with a novelty tune.
Actually, the A-side is very pretty, with superb singing and exquisite choruses, and if the effort here was to imitate "The Purple People Eater" or "The Flying Saucer," as suggested by Bill Dahl in his notes for The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1 1959-1961, then the label ended up with something smoother and more sophisticated than either of those sides, and one well worth hearing as straight R&B.
The record constitutes an understandably obscure event in the life of the singer and the history of the Miracles.
Ron and Bill Don't Say Bye Bye
Ron and Bill It
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Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 2, 2008 at 8:42pm
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I can't believe Berry Gordy tried to hit on Claudette during their audition, he finally backed off when he realized it was Smokey's girl.....SMH/LOL
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Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 2, 2008 at 8:40pm
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Not to mention they could sing..
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Claudette and her brother were very good looking siblings...
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THE MIRACLES....1957
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she looks alot like her mom...
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SMOKEY'S SISTER GERALDINE
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Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Lookit his lil cute self!!!! WHOA!!!!!!! This is the stuff dreams are made of!!!!!
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BABY SMOKEY AND HIS PARENTS
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His parents raised a genius!!! I doubt there is a more prolific song writer on this earth!
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Brang em onnnnn!!!! I'm eating this UP!!!! Them was some sharp lil gousters !!!!
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