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The Miracles - From the beginning...
The Miracles were the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history. Formed in 1955 by Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, and Ronnie White, the group started off as the Five Chimes, changing their name to the Matadors two years later. The group settled on "The Miracles" after the inclusion of Claudette Robinson in 1958. The most notable Miracles line-up included Smokey, Claudette, Pete, Ronnie, Bobby and Marv Tarplin.
The group began working with songwriter Berry Gordy, who helped to produce their first records for the End and Chess labels before establishing Tamla Records in 1959 and signed The Miracles as its first act. The group eventually scored the label's first million-selling hit record with the 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame smash, "Shop Around", and further established themselves as one of Motown's top acts with the hit singles "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "Way Over There", "I'll Try Something New", "Mickey's Monkey", "Going to a Go-Go", "Just A Mirage", "If You Can Want", "More Love", "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", "Special Occasion", "I Second That Emotion", "Baby Baby Don't Cry", the number-one pop smash hits - "The Tears of a Clown" and "Love Machine", "Do It Baby", and "My Girl Has Gone, among numerous other hits.
Referred to as Motown's "soul supergroup" The Miracles recorded 26 Top 40 Pop hits, sixteen of which reached the Billboard Top 20, seven top 10 singles, and a number one single ("The Tears of a Clown") while Robinson and Tarplin were members. Following the departure of Tarplin and the Robinsons, the rest of the group continued with singer Billy Griffin and scored two final top 20 singles, "Do It Baby" and "Love Machine", a second # 1 hit, which topped the charts before the group departed for Columbia Records in 1977.
Rogers continued to tour successfully with his new group adding Flint, Mi. native and lead singer Mark Scott. Due to health issues in 2011 Bobby retired and passed away less than two years later.
Today Mark, Hassan and Damon continue The Miracles legacy much to the delight of audiences world-wide with songs that have become the tracks of our years.
