List of Miracles group members
A chronology of the different lineups in the history of Motown singing group The Miracles.
Group chronology
The Five Chimes
1955-1956
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Clarence Dawson
- James Grice
The Matadors
1956-1956
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Emerson "Sonny" Rogers (cousin of Bobby, brother of Claudette, replaced Dawson and Grice)
1956-1958
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Rogers (replaced her brother Emerson "Sonny" Rogers, who was drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces)
The Miracles (the classic lineup)
1958-1966
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Robinson (Claudette and Smokey married in 1959)
- Marv Tarplin (guitars)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
1966-1972
- Smokey Robinson (same members; group name changed to spotlight lead singer)
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Marv Tarplin
- Claudette Robinson (though she remained a member performing background vocals, she retired from performing until Smokey's last show with the Miracles in 1972)
The Miracles
1972-1973
- Billy Griffin (Smokey Robinson departs, replaced by Billy Griffin; Claudette also retires)
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Marv Tarplin
1973-1978
- Billy Griffin
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Donald Griffin (Donald Griffin, brother of Billy Griffin, replaced original member Marv Tarplin, who left to tour and work with Smokey)
1978-1983
- Dave Finley
- Carl Cotton
- Ronnie White
- Bobby Rogers (Miracles Pete Moore & Billy Griffin retired from performing to focus on songwriting; Donald Griffin also leaves)
1993-1995
- Sidney Justin (Carl Cotton leaves group; was murdered in 2003 )
- Dave Finley
- Ronnie White
- Bobby Rogers
1995-2001
- Sidney Justin
- Dave Finley
- Bobby Rogers (original Miracle Ronnie White died in 1995)
2001-2005
- Sidney Justin
- Dave Finley
- Tee Turner
- Bobby Rogers
2005-2011
- Mark Scott* (replaced Sidney Justin; Alphonse Franklin filled in for Scott from June to December 2008)
- Dave Finley
- Tee Turner
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Robinson
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