The Miracles
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The Miracles was one of the popular R&B Band who rose to fame via their hit single, "Shop Around".
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Members
Bobby Rogers
Claudette Rogers (Robinson)
Dave Finley
Tee Turner
Mark Scott
Former Members
Smokey Robinson
Ronnie White
Pete Moore
Marv Tarplin
Clarence Dawson
James Grice
Emerson Rogers
Billy Griffin
Sidney Justin
Donald Griffin
About
"Smokey Robinson and Ronald White" were friends since they were in elementary. They started singing together since they were grade five. In 1955, the two formed a group called "The Five Chimes" at Northern High School, with them are "Pete Moore", "Clarence Dawson", and "James Grice". After a year, Clarence and James were replaced by "Bobby Rogers" and "Emerson Rogers". They changed their name to "The Matadors" in 1956. "Claudette Rogers" joined the band after her brother Emerson was drafted. They added another member, "Marv Tarplin" in 1960.
The group signed a contract under Berry Gordy's of Chess Records. The group changed their name to The Miracles. They released their single, "Bad Girl" which chartered at #93 on US Chart. In 1959, Berry founded a new level Tamla Records. He signed the group a recording contract. Their other single, "Shop Around" which chartered at #1 on the National R&B Charts and sold over a million copies.
Other hit singles includes, "I'll Try Something New" in 1962, "Mickey's Monkey" in 1963, "Going To A Go-Go" in 1965 and "Ooo Baby Baby". Smokey Robinson became a popular teen idol. The group became popular worldwide. Claudette left the group in 1964, In 1965, the group was called "Smokey Robinson and The Miracles". In 1967, another hit single, "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" was released.
After released their hit singles, "(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need" in 1966, "I Second That Emotion" in 1967 and "More Love" in 1967, their career began to shake down. Although they did a little hit chart single like "Special Occasion" in 1968. In 1971, After the released of another hit single, "I Don't Blame You At All", Smokey announced in one of their concert that he will left the band to go solo. After leaving, Claudette rejoined the band.
A new lead single, "Billy Griffin" joined the group. He replaced Smokey. After that, Claudette and Marv left the band. A new guitar, "Donald Griffin" was also added in the member. In 1973, they released another hit single, "Do It Baby" and "Love Machine" in 1976. Billy and Pete left the group in 1978 to go solo. Original remaining members Ronnie and Bobby recruited "Dave Finley". The group decided to disband in 1983. The group was rebuild by Bobby and Claudette in 2001 with "Dave Finley", "Tee Turner" and "Mark Scott"
Chart Toppers
| Year | Black Album Chart | Pop Album Chart | Album |
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| 1973 | 33 | - | Renaissance |
| 1974 | 4 | 11 | Do It Baby |
| 1975 | 7 | 96 | Don't Cha Love It |
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Miracles.
Announcements
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Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1975 | Love Machine | Motown |
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Other artists
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Contemporaries
Trivia
- In 1987, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
- In 1997, The Miracles were honored with the national Rhythm And Blues Foundation's prestigous Pioneer Award.
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External Links
Categories: Artist | R&B | Soul
