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Smokey Robinson Performs “Tears of a Clown”

Season 2024 | 2m 17s

Originally released in 1967, topping the charts in the U.S and the U.K., Smokey Robinson performs the classic “Tears of a Clown” at the U.S. Capitol for the 2024 "A Capitol Fourth."

A Capitol Fourth is sponsored by The Boeing Company and made possible by the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army and public television stations nationwide. All travel is provided by American Airlines.
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