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(same members; group name changed to spotlight lead singer) Smokey Robinson; Ronnie White; Pete Moore; Bobby Rogers; Marv Tarplin; Claudette Robinson (though she remained as a non-touring member of The Miracles performing background vocals, she retired from live performing from 1964 until Smokey's last show with the Miracles in 1972)
The Miracles (known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.They were the first successful recording act for Motown Records and are considered one of the most important and most influential groups in the history of pop, soul, rhythm and blues and rock and roll music.
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. [1]
The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation's first group and its first million-selling recording artists. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, the Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo-wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones.
Robinson is a board member of the national Rhythm & Blues Foundation and the HAL Awards. Her cousin and original Miracles member Bobby Rogers toured with the last incarnation of The Miracles throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, until his death in 2013. Claudette still performs and makes selected appearances with The Miracles.
Robert Edward Rogers (February 19, 1940 – March 3, 2013) [1] was an American musician and tenor singer, best known as a founding member of Motown vocal group the Miracles from 1956 until his death. [2] [3] He was inducted, in 2012, as a member of the Miracles to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to singing, he also contributed to ...
Warren Thomas "Pete" Moore (November 19, 1938 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group the Miracles from 1955 onwards, and was one of the group's original members.
Miracles members Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, and Smokey Robinson earned The Award Of Merit from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for composing "The Tracks Of My Tears". Motown DVD The Miracles:The Definitive Performances awarded Certified Gold status by the RIAA. [18] [19] Two-time recipient of the Heroes and Legends Award