List of Miracles group members

A chronology of the different lineups in the history of Motown singing group The Miracles.

Group chronology[]

The Miracles
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
The Matadors
1956-1958	Smokey Robinson	Ronnie White	Pete Moore	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Rogers
The Miracles (classic lineup)
1958-1966	Smokey Robinson	Ronnie White	Pete Moore	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Robinson	Marv Tarplin
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
1966-1972	Smokey Robinson	Ronnie White	Pete Moore	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Robinson	Marv Tarplin
The Miracles
1972-1973	Billy Griffin	Ronnie White	Pete Moore	Bobby Rogers		Marv Tarplin
1973-1978	Billy Griffin	Ronnie White	Pete Moore	Bobby Rogers		Donald Griffin
1978-1983	Carl Cotton	Ronnie White	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers
1983-1993
1993-1995	Sidney Justin	Ronnie White	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers
1995-2001	Sidney Justin	—	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers
2001-2003	Sidney Justin	Tee Turner	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers
2003-2008	Mark Scott	Tee Turner	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Robinson
2008-2008	Alphonse Franklin	Tee Turner	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Robinson
2008-2011	Mark Scott	Tee Turner	Dave Finley	Bobby Rogers	Claudette Robinson

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[]

(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[]

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)

2001-2003[]

• Sidney Justin
• Dave Finley
• Tee Turner
• Bobby Rogers

2003-2011[]

• Mark Scott* (replaced Sidney Justin; Alphonse Franklin filled in for Scott from June to December 2008)
• Dave Finley
• Tee Turner
• Bobby Rogers
• Claudette Robinson - special guest appearances

Timeline[]