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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 109. Chapters: The Righteous Brothers, Labelle, The Delfonics, Boyz II Men, The Platters, Barbershop Harmony Society, The Miracles, Lane Sisters, The Showstoppers, The Three Degrees, The Lettermen, Peaches & Herb, Wilson Phillips, The Dramatics, Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Georgetown Chimes, The Four Freshmen, Spartan Dischords, The Kinsey Sicks, The Golddiggers, University of Utah Singers, The Singing Angels, Hutchinson Family Singers, The Browns, The Fleetwoods, The Vogues, The DeCastro Sisters, Chorus of the Chesapeake, The Persuasions, Dino, Desi & Billy, SoCal VoCals, The Steinettes, Princeton Tigertones, Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus, Sweet Adelines International, The Rude Boys, Doodletown Pipers, The Velvelettes, The Newbeats, The Fascinations, The Larks, Reverse Osmosis A Cappella, The Carter Sisters, The Singing Senators, Ulali, The Rich-Tone Chorus, Metropolis, The Five Satins, Dion and the Belmonts, Ron Hicklin Singers, Owtsiders, Pride of Baltimore Chorus, The Friends of Distinction, Accafellas, The Pied Pipers, The Hilltoppers, The Four Tunes, Ju-Taun, The Pixies Three, Bryn Mawr Mainliners, Peerless Quartet, Young@Heart, Melodeers Chorus, Voices in Harmony, King's Jesters, The Martins, The Dream Weavers, Romanovsky and Phillips, Three X Sisters, Foggy River Boys, The Philharmonics, In aChord, Talley Trio, The Paris Sisters, The Crew Chiefs, Harmoneons, The Kids of Widney High, The Five Keys, The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Mighty Echoes, Lee and Lyn Wilde, The Vibrations, Shepherd Sisters, Metro Nashville Chorus, The Johnson Family Singers, The Elgins, Bas Noir, The Gaylords, The Love Generation, Princeton Footnotes, The Bluenotes, Five O'Clock Shadow, The Rhythm Boys, J. Blackfoot, The Mello-Kings, Bam Bam, Will Mastin Trio, Reel Tight, Band AKA, The Pennywhistlers, The Danleers, Black, Rock and Ron, Chicago News, Luca Family Singers, The Honkettes, Monkey Puzzle, The Shades of Blue, Yesteryear, Somethin' Smith and the Redheads, The Love Notes. Excerpt: The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown company. Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature acts of the 1960s. During the same period, the Miracles' original lead singer and founding member Smokey Robinson became one of the most successful songwriters and record producers of all time. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, The Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo-wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen of the Miracles' songs charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven songs charting within the Top Ten and two - 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) - reaching number-one. Referred to by critics as Motown's "soul supergroup", the Miracles are multiple Grammy Hall of Fame inductees, Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Doo-Wop Hall of Fame inductees, and have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Smokey Robinson & the Miracles #32 on their list of "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time." They are also ranked in the Top 100 Artists Of All Time on Billboard Magazine's a.
