[nickcarraway]

Otis Williams gets all the money. He’s the only one left.

Smokey Robinson gets the money, he wrote the song.

[SaxxonWoods]

Oh, that’s right, thanks!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

There is typically a songwriter’s royalty, a performer’s royalty, a producer royalty.

Sometimes those are the same person, but often not.

[Albion Wilde]

Smokey Robinson gets the money, he wrote the song.

As well he should, at least a large chunk.

Do you know, the man at age 84 is still touring!

And if he had used his given name, Bill Robinson, we might never have heard of him. Great branding! Wikipedia says the name was given to him in childhood by his godfather/favorite uncle.