List of Miracles group members
A chronology of the different lineups in the history of Motown singing group The Miracles.
Group chronology[edit]
The Five Chimes[edit]
1955–1956[edit]
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Clarence Dawson
- James Grice
The Matadors[edit]
1956–1956[edit]
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Emerson "Sonny" Rogers (cousin of Bobby, brother of Claudette, replaced Dawson and Grice)
1956–1958[edit]
- 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)[edit]
1958–1966[edit]
- Smokey Robinson
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Robinson (Claudette and Smokey married in 1959)
- Marv Tarplin (guitars)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles[edit]
1966–1972[edit]
(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[edit]
1972–1973[edit]
- Billy Griffin (Smokey Robinson departs, replaced by Billy Griffin; Claudette also retires)
- Ronnie White
- Pete Moore
- Bobby Rogers
- Marv Tarplin
1973–1978[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Sidney Justin (Carl Cotton leaves group; was murdered in 2003)
- Dave Finley
- Ronnie White
- Bobby Rogers
1995–2001[edit]
- Sidney Justin
- Dave Finley
- Bobby Rogers (original Miracle Ronnie White died in 1995)
2001–2003[edit]
- Sidney Justin
- Dave Finley
- Tee Turner
- Bobby Rogers
2003–2011[edit]
- Mark Scott* (replaced Sidney Justin; Alphonse Franklin filled in for Scott from June to December 2008)
- Dave Finley
- Tee Turner
- Bobby Rogers
- Claudette Robinson – special guest appearances