When Smokey Sings is a song that is in homage to the frontman of what vocal group?
When Smokey Sings "When Smokey Sings" is a song by English band ABC, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, "Alphabet City" (1987). The lyrics and title of the song are a tribute to R&B and soul singer Smokey Robinson. Robinson himself was on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with his single "One Heartbeat" at the same time as this tribute song, marking one of the only times to date that a singer simultaneously was the performing artist of one Top 40 hit, while the subject of another chart hit. For the week ending 3 October 1987, both songs were in the Top 10 simultaneously. In 1964, the Carefrees hit No. 39 with "We Love You Beatles" during a time when the Beatles had several hits simultaneously in the Top 40.
Robby Steinhardt Robert Eugene "Robby" Steinhardt (born May 25, 1950) is a rock violinist and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer / "frontman" and mc along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 1973 to 1982 and from 1997 to 2006. He and Steve Walsh are the only original members of the band who are not from Topeka.