From the streets of Detroit, a man named "Smokey" rose to achieve what no one expected. He recorded 36 Top-40 hits during a career with Motown Records that started in 1959, and continues today. A recipient of the Grammy Living Legend Award, a National Medal of The Arts presented by the president of The United States, and a 1988 inductee into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, Smokey Robinson discusses what it takes to make a career last as long as his. Smokey Robinson has been in the music business almost 50 years as a songwriter, producer, and performer. He was described by Bob Dylan as "America's greatest living poet." This year, Robinson was selected as one of five Kennedy Center Honorees in recognition for his lifetime of achievements in the arts. He was introduced by Caroline Kennedy as: "A quiet storm from Detroit's East End. His songs made us all wish he was 'our guy'."