The ending where they pick up their jackets, flip them behind their shoulders, bow, then exit the stage like bosses with the dancers following behind them....PRICELESS....
4) THEIR MILLION-SELLING HIT , “THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS” has been selected by the EDITORS of ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE as The GREATEST MOTOWN SONG of ALL TIME !!
I've been a Miracles fan for 50-something years, but I have never seen them get down like this. Usually they just stand and move gently. This was great.
THE MIRACLES RULE !! 1) The #1 MOTOWN GROUP in ROLLING STONE’S LISTING of “THE 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME!!! 2) MORE SONGS INDUCTED into THE GRAMMY HALL of FAME than ANY OTHER MOTOWN GROUP !!! 3) THE MOST-COVERED and SAMPLED MOTOWN ACT in HISTORY!!
FOR SURE !! THE MIRACLES RULE !! I'm SICK and TIRED of Temptations fans always BASHING The MIRACLES . Maybe they're so mad because the majority of the Temps' early hits were actually WRITTEN by THE MIRACLES (How many Miracles hits did the Temptations write ? (0) . Or maybe it's because THE MIRACLES have MORE SONGS inducted into The GRAMMY HALL OF FAME than the Temptations, The Supremes, or ANY OTHER Motown group. Or maybe it's because THE MIRACLES are the HIGHEST-RANKED Motown group on ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE'S list of "The IMMORTALS: THE 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME ( #32 MIRACLES VS. #68 TEMPTATIONS and #96 SUPREMES) . Or maybe even it's because THE MIRACLES have more songs inducted into The ROCK & ROLL HALL of FAME'S LIST of "The 500 SONGS THAT SHAPED ROCK and ROLL" THAN THE TEMPTATIONS do . Or could it just be because THE MIRACLES are ALL BMI and ASCAP Award-Winning Songwriters...while none of The Temps ever so much as wrote a SINGLE TOP 40 HIT ?? Or just possibly it's because THE MIRACLES are "THE MOST-COVERED and SAMPLED MOTOWN ACT of ALL-TIME !!" Oh Yeah. I'd be mad TOO !! 1)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time 2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Grammy_Hall_of_Fame 3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Rolling_Stone's_100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time 4) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Other_awards 5) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cover_versions_of_Miracles_songs#List_of_Miracles_songs_covered_and_sampled_by_other_artists
…long BEFORE SMOKEY’S name was put in front of the group, they were simply billed as “THE MIRACLES,” The FIRST of the great MOTOWN GROUPS !!! SMOKEY , BOBBY, RONNIE, PETE, and MARV on guitar. The SIXTH MIRACLE , CLAUDETTE (Mrs. Smokey) ROBINSON , had just retired from live performances just MONTHS before this Movie was filmed. However, she continued as a NON-TOURING MEMBER of the MIRACLES, and recorded with the group on EVERY SONG and ALBUM with the group, until SMOKEY himself retired from The MIRACLES in 1972 . ALL SIX ORIGINAL MEMBERS of THE MIRACLES , SMOKEY, CLAUDETTE, her cousin, BOBBY, RONNIE, PETE, and MARV, have been INDUCTED into THE ROCK and ROLL HALL of FAME.
David Winter did the Choreography who played action in West Side Story and his Assistant was Toni Basil who had the Hit Mickey. One of the Dancers was Teri Garr and the Black Guy would later dance in Elvis's Comeback Special in 1968.
Classic SMOKEY & THE MIRACLESas we look at 2021 when SMOKEY turns 81 on February 19th.BACK to 1964, THE MIRACLES LIVE with SMOKEY out front on lead vocals!!
Saw this show on MuchMusic in the 80's, mesmerized me. Taped a repeat so I could see it again and again. Loved the Miracles, always come back to this, but it's all awesome, The Stones, James Brown, Jan and Dean, Beach Boys, the finale, amazing! Best concert show ever, no comparison to anything else. LOVE IT!!!
The Miraculous MIRACLES: (L-to-R) , PETE MOORE, BOBBY ROGERS, RONNIE WHITE, MARV TARPLIN (with guitar) , and BILL "SMOKEY" ROBINSON. (The 6th Miracle, CLAUDETTE (Mrs. Smokey) ROBINSON , though still a member of the group, stopped performing on live shows earlier in 1964, though she still recorded on all Miracles records until 1972. SMOKEY was controversially inducted SOLO into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. The rest of the MIRACLES were inducted in 2012.
+Blindianswirl1 i think its an outstanding piece of music history and every act was amazing. The audience was so alive.roaring. James Brown stole the show in the end but they were all outstanding and doesn't take anything away from any of them that Brown was just so remarkable in that concert. They were all great
I never liked that name change. It was totally unnecessary. Ultimately, It did more HARM than GOOD. The group should have remained as simply THE MIRACLES. Everybody already KNEW who the lead singer of The Miracles was. The name change caused the public (especially newer fans who didn't KNOW better) to think of Smokey as a solo artist, and the rest of The Miracles as simply "backups" to HIM (which was never really true, because HE was a member of the group just like THEY were.) . And this mistaken public perception set a series of unfortunate events into motion, which eventually led to The 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame controversy, the FIRST and longest-running such controversy in Hall of Fame History, I.E. , the SOLO induction of Smokey , while the rest of the Miracles were left out. by 2012, when the R&R HoF finally got around to inducting the rest of The Miracles, Ronnie was DEAD, Marv was DEAD, and Bobby was almost gone, and was too sick to attend. So, only PETE and CLAUDETTE were there to accept ....and SMOKEY was the one who inducted them...some 26 YEARS AFTER HE WAS INDUCTED. What they did to The MIRACLES was CRIMINAL !!!
Original Miracles member MARV TARPLIN on guitar with his trademark dark glasses . MARV was inducted with the rest of the Miracles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Sadly, he died just 6 months before the induction ceremony in April of 2012. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv_Tarplin
Note: many (if not most) of the femcel dancers featured in this movie were Shindig and other go-go dancers on the local/network teen dance shows that would soon follow.
I feel like the miracles must have told all the dancers before they went on something to the extent of - "y'all can feel free to dance behind us, but we got this- follow our lead."
R.I.P. to Miracles Bass Singer PETE MOORE (on the far left) . Died on his birthday, (11/19/39-11/19/17) Age 78 . Miracles BOBBY ROGERS, (center), RONNIE WHITE, 2nd from right , and MARV TARPLIN (with guitar) are now all gone. The ONLY original Miracles left are SMOKEY and CLAUDETTE. R.I.P. to Motown's legendary First Group...The Miraculous MIRACLES .
+pk06511 .....which is why mick was trying to dance...LOL! He, Mick Jagger said, they did not want go on stage after James Brown & the Flames performed! I have this whole show on video...James & the Flames tore that floor up!!
"That's What Love Is Made Of", "You Really Got A Hold On Me" and "Mickey's Monkey" - a great performance, in spite of Smokey 's voice not being at its best! Please also check out their performances at the Playboy Mansion ("Sad Memories Medley"), on Flip Wilson ua-cam.com/video/K5Zhj6OX1g0/v-deo.html and the Motortown Revue in Paris
The T. A. M. I show was a great concert performance. James Brown stated made sure his show was very tight. James Brown performance was tight for Mick Jagger trying to stop it.
@@eileencastillo6323 Thank you for reply. James Brown confirm rumors that Mick Jagger tried to cut his performance short in the middle of his performance because James Brown Show was overwhelming. Mick Jagger was next to perform reported and felt could not out perform James Brown. The producers of the show would not do it.
@@tyroneprice6642 Mick tried to cut their own Rolling Stones performance. Is that what your saying? Out of intimidation? That's not hard to believe. I think that "out do" is a poor choice of words. Whoever in their right mind thought they could out do James Brown? No dought about his hugh talent. He had a hugh ego to match it and was an aggressive man. The producers made a stupid mistake scheduling the Stones to follow James Brown. As sure as no one could out do James Brown on the stage, no one follows him after a performance either. Epic it was.
@@eileencastillo6323 Thank you for your reply. I am stating Mick Jagger tried to cut James Brown performance in the middle of his show that was the rumor Mr. Brown confirm. James Brown performance was hot in the 1960s. There was also a rumor who would perform first. James Brown talked about closing the show believe that what he wanted. James Brown said to be very complex about his band and stage performance every thing had to be 100 percent.
Notice...Jan & Dean introduce them as **THE MIRACLES**....not "Smokey Robinson & The Miracles" . The group's ORIGINAL name on record and in concert, was simply THE MIRACLES...With NOBODY'S name up front .
Pretty sure the guitarist on this specific performance was actually Glenn Campbell. I actually asked about who the guitarist is, on another video for the TAMI show on youtube and someone told me that in his book, Bill Wyman said "This band included Leon Russell, Sonny Bono, Nino Tempo, and Glen Campbell."
Yeah, he was the first person I assumed it was, until this other person quoted the Stones book. If you can confirm it, let me know because I am very curious. The guitar playing at the very end, in particular, is really amazing.
brandon stewart Bobby could sound better because he's not singing lead nor a falsetto. In those days acts would do "one nighters" and four shows each night. So no telling where this show fit into the Miracles itinerary.
THE FAMOUS FLAMES and THE MIRACLES were BOTH inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, many years after the incorrect SOLO inductions of their respective lead singers, JAMES BROWN and SMOKEY ROBINSON, respectively.
The ending where they pick up their jackets, flip them behind their shoulders, bow, then exit the stage like bosses with the dancers following behind them....PRICELESS....
4) THEIR MILLION-SELLING HIT , “THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS” has been selected by the EDITORS of ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE as
The GREATEST MOTOWN SONG of ALL TIME !!
The orchestra was definitely on fire💥💣🔥!
I've been a Miracles fan for 50-something years, but I have never seen them get down like this. Usually they just stand and move gently. This was great.
R.I.P. To Miracles BOBBY ROGERS,PETE MOORE, RONNIE WHITE , and MARV TARPLIN.
SMOKEY, and CLAUDETTE are still with us (thank GOODNESS !!)
I showed parts of the TAMI show to a freshman seminar at USC. They absolutely loved it. Especially James Brown.
…and THE FAMOUS FLAMES!,
THE MIRACLES RULE !!
1) The #1 MOTOWN GROUP in ROLLING STONE’S LISTING of “THE 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME!!!
2) MORE SONGS INDUCTED into THE GRAMMY HALL of FAME than ANY OTHER MOTOWN GROUP !!!
3) THE MOST-COVERED and SAMPLED MOTOWN ACT in HISTORY!!
This version of "You Really Got a Hold on Me" gives me chills. Smokey was smokin' for sure. What a slick outfit they were.
FOR SURE !! THE MIRACLES RULE !! I'm SICK and TIRED of Temptations fans always BASHING The MIRACLES . Maybe they're so mad because the majority of the Temps' early hits were actually WRITTEN by THE MIRACLES (How many Miracles hits did the Temptations write ? (0) . Or maybe it's because THE MIRACLES have MORE SONGS inducted into The GRAMMY HALL OF FAME than the Temptations, The Supremes, or ANY OTHER Motown group. Or maybe it's because THE MIRACLES are the HIGHEST-RANKED Motown group on ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE'S list of "The IMMORTALS: THE 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME ( #32 MIRACLES VS. #68 TEMPTATIONS and #96 SUPREMES) . Or maybe even it's because THE MIRACLES have more songs inducted into The ROCK & ROLL HALL of FAME'S LIST of "The 500 SONGS THAT SHAPED ROCK and ROLL" THAN THE TEMPTATIONS do . Or could it just be because THE MIRACLES are ALL BMI and ASCAP Award-Winning Songwriters...while none of The Temps ever so much as wrote a SINGLE TOP 40 HIT ?? Or just possibly it's because THE MIRACLES are "THE MOST-COVERED and SAMPLED MOTOWN ACT of ALL-TIME !!" Oh Yeah. I'd be mad TOO !!
1)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time
2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Rolling_Stone's_100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time
4) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Miracles_awards_and_achievements#Other_awards
5) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cover_versions_of_Miracles_songs#List_of_Miracles_songs_covered_and_sampled_by_other_artists
thisnks the best version of "You Really Got a Hold on me" for sure. after this version the studio version sounds weak
when this movie played the Ritz Theater in Sanford, Fl. 1964, it was like it was LIVE. We screamed & cheered the most for the Miracles & James Brown.
& The Famous Flames !!
…long BEFORE SMOKEY’S name was put in front of the group, they were simply billed as “THE MIRACLES,” The FIRST of the great MOTOWN GROUPS !!! SMOKEY , BOBBY, RONNIE, PETE, and MARV on guitar. The SIXTH MIRACLE , CLAUDETTE (Mrs. Smokey) ROBINSON , had just retired from live performances just MONTHS before this Movie was filmed. However, she continued as a NON-TOURING MEMBER of the MIRACLES, and recorded with the group on EVERY SONG and ALBUM with the group, until SMOKEY himself retired from The MIRACLES in 1972 .
ALL SIX ORIGINAL MEMBERS of THE MIRACLES , SMOKEY, CLAUDETTE, her cousin, BOBBY, RONNIE, PETE, and MARV, have been INDUCTED into THE ROCK and ROLL HALL of FAME.
@@williamg2552 yep, Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennet & Baby Lloyd.
"" LONG LIVE SMOKEY ROBINSON. GOOD. PERFORMANCE. "" !!
Actually he's having pitch issues....really.
So raw, yet polished.. The Motown way
David Winter did the Choreography who played action in West Side Story and his Assistant was Toni Basil who had the Hit Mickey. One of the Dancers was Teri Garr and the Black Guy would later dance in Elvis's Comeback Special in 1968.
Smokey's voice, who guess he was something
My FAVORITE group of ALL TIME !!! The group without which, according to Berry Gordy, there would have NEVER BEEN A "MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION" !!!
williamg2552 And Berry was right
Classic SMOKEY & THE MIRACLESas we look at 2021 when SMOKEY turns 81 on February 19th.BACK to 1964, THE MIRACLES LIVE with SMOKEY out front on lead vocals!!
…and BOBBY TOO, on “YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME .”
September 2020 TCM T.A.M.I.💟
Saw this show on MuchMusic in the 80's, mesmerized me. Taped a repeat so I could see it again and again. Loved the Miracles, always come back to this, but it's all awesome, The Stones, James Brown, Jan and Dean, Beach Boys, the finale, amazing! Best concert show ever, no comparison to anything else. LOVE IT!!!
The Miraculous MIRACLES: (L-to-R) , PETE MOORE, BOBBY ROGERS, RONNIE WHITE, MARV TARPLIN (with guitar) , and BILL "SMOKEY" ROBINSON.
(The 6th Miracle, CLAUDETTE (Mrs. Smokey) ROBINSON , though still a member of the group, stopped performing on live shows earlier in 1964, though she still recorded on all Miracles records until 1972.
SMOKEY was controversially inducted SOLO into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. The rest of the MIRACLES were inducted in 2012.
This concert was filmed in late 1964....just MONTHS after Claudette retired from LIVE PERFORMANCES.
This is still the best concert of all time. Top of the line artist of all genres performing together on one bill. Fantastic!
+Blindianswirl1 i think its an outstanding piece of music history and every act was amazing. The audience was so alive.roaring. James Brown stole the show in the end but they were all outstanding and doesn't take anything away from any of them that Brown was just so remarkable in that concert. They were all great
Bad ass performance 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👌🏽
Smokey Robinson is a Genius
This performance was so early, that the group was not yet known as Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.....
I never liked that name change. It was totally unnecessary. Ultimately, It did more HARM than GOOD. The group should have remained as simply THE MIRACLES.
Everybody already KNEW who the lead singer of The Miracles was. The name change caused the public (especially newer fans who didn't KNOW better) to think of Smokey as a solo artist, and the rest of The Miracles as simply "backups" to HIM (which was never really true, because HE was a member of the group just like THEY were.) . And this mistaken public perception set a series of unfortunate events into motion, which eventually led to The 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame controversy, the FIRST and longest-running such controversy in Hall of Fame History, I.E. , the SOLO induction of Smokey , while the rest of the Miracles were left out. by 2012, when the R&R HoF finally got around to inducting the rest of The Miracles, Ronnie was DEAD, Marv was DEAD, and Bobby was almost gone, and was too sick to attend.
So, only PETE and CLAUDETTE were there to accept ....and SMOKEY was the one who inducted them...some 26 YEARS AFTER HE WAS INDUCTED.
What they did to The MIRACLES was CRIMINAL !!!
Listen closely and he's off key quite often.
LOVED IT when The Miracles WHIPPED OFF THEIR JACKETS !!!
Beautiful
Love that smokey be cutting up
Original Miracles member MARV TARPLIN on guitar with his trademark dark glasses .
MARV was inducted with the rest of the Miracles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Sadly, he died just 6 months before the induction ceremony in April of 2012. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv_Tarplin
williamg2552 lusting after Marv’s Barney Kessel.
Mr Motown!
Check out a young Teri Garr dancing her heart out. She's the blonde with the striped shirt and blue jeans...
Note: many (if not most) of the femcel dancers featured in this movie were Shindig and other go-go dancers on the local/network teen dance shows that would soon follow.
Wow I love this! So that was what music and Smokey was doing before I made my debut. I like this. I would have went lol.
Anybody wondering where the explosion of teen dance shows of the mid-1960's came from --here is the source!
BIG HHG 13
Mickeys Monkey is off the hook!!! You won’t see this version again , it’s a one of a kind n a damn good one at that....Smoking!!!!!!
I feel like the miracles must have told all the dancers before they went on something to the extent of - "y'all can feel free to dance behind us, but we got this- follow our lead."
Unlike The SUPREMES, that the dancers just danced THROUGH !!! (LOL)
Still all still ate way,z wb
the musicians were members of the Wrecking Crew for most of this show
Real Miracles.
Thank you for posting this, Fred Fred. I grew up on The Miracles but have never before seen them get down like this. Fantastic.
R.I.P. to Miracles Bass Singer PETE MOORE (on the far left) . Died on his birthday, (11/19/39-11/19/17) Age 78 . Miracles BOBBY ROGERS, (center), RONNIE WHITE, 2nd from right , and MARV TARPLIN (with guitar) are now all gone.
The ONLY original Miracles left are SMOKEY and CLAUDETTE.
R.I.P. to Motown's legendary First Group...The Miraculous MIRACLES .
The dancing is cracking me up!!! I know that was the thing back then.....great music though
Smokey sounds like he's goin thru puberty here lol.
Yeah, my mouth dropped when I heard his voice cracking I couldn't believe it, I had never heard Smokey sound so bad before!!
Bad yea really off key a lot!!!
The rolling stones . Shook the Tami show. Like. No other group . in the 60s. That was a performance. The best . fantastic.
Crazy guy you're crazy james owned this show!
+pk06511 .....which is why mick was trying to dance...LOL! He, Mick Jagger said, they did not want go on stage after James Brown & the Flames performed! I have this whole show on video...James & the Flames tore that floor up!!
Both THE MIRACLES and JAMES & The FLAMES SMOKED the ROLLING STONES !!!
"That's What Love Is Made Of", "You Really Got A Hold On Me" and "Mickey's Monkey" - a great performance, in spite of Smokey 's voice not being at its best! Please also check out their performances at the Playboy Mansion ("Sad Memories Medley"), on Flip Wilson ua-cam.com/video/K5Zhj6OX1g0/v-deo.html and the Motortown Revue in Paris
The dude on the end opened his jacket way too soon! Lol
Does anyone know why he never sang "Who's Loving You?" because it was his biggest success at the time
The T. A. M. I show was a great concert performance. James Brown stated made sure his show was very tight. James Brown performance was tight for Mick Jagger trying to stop it.
What did Mick Jagger try to stop?
@@eileencastillo6323 Thank you for reply. James Brown confirm rumors that Mick Jagger tried to cut his performance short in the middle of his performance because James Brown Show was overwhelming. Mick Jagger was next to perform reported and felt could not out perform James Brown. The producers of the show would not do it.
@@tyroneprice6642
Mick tried to cut their own Rolling Stones performance.
Is that what your saying? Out of intimidation?
That's not hard to believe.
I think that "out do" is a poor choice of words.
Whoever in their right mind thought they could out do James Brown? No dought about his hugh talent. He had a hugh ego to match it and was an aggressive man.
The producers made a stupid mistake scheduling the Stones to follow James Brown.
As sure as no one could out do James Brown on the stage, no one follows him after a performance either.
Epic it was.
@@eileencastillo6323 Thank you for your reply. I am stating Mick Jagger tried to cut James Brown performance in the middle of his show that was the rumor Mr. Brown confirm. James Brown performance was hot in the 1960s. There was also a rumor who would perform first. James Brown talked about closing the show believe that what he wanted. James Brown said to be very complex about his band and stage performance every thing had to be 100 percent.
Hmm, Smokey's voice sounds a lil tired, that's too bad cuz the performance looks fun.
that dance. was called the snow bunny
I didn't start listening to the Miracles sing until 2:05!
You can see Teri Garr Jumping around in the white striped shirt.
She would have been 19.
Just found out that Pete Moore has died. RIP
GarwinEugene Wayne yeah :( and he died on his birthday :((
right, I found that out. Smokey & Claudette are now the lone survivors of the group
Notice...Jan & Dean introduce them as **THE MIRACLES**....not "Smokey Robinson &
The Miracles" . The group's ORIGINAL name on record and in concert, was simply THE MIRACLES...With NOBODY'S name up front .
Smokey got top billing about a year later.
:08 those cats in the back were part of the fabulous Wrecking Crew from LA. couple of them were Hal Blaine drums and Tommy T on guitar
The guitarist was Marvin Tarplin.
he did play along with the Crew
Pretty sure the guitarist on this specific performance was actually Glenn Campbell. I actually asked about who the guitarist is, on another video for the TAMI show on youtube and someone told me that in his book, Bill Wyman said "This band included Leon Russell, Sonny Bono, Nino Tempo, and Glen Campbell."
pretty sure one of the players was Tommy T. would have to go back to Hals book to double check
Yeah, he was the first person I assumed it was, until this other person quoted the Stones book. If you can confirm it, let me know because I am very curious. The guitar playing at the very end, in particular, is really amazing.
Who are the three musicians providing the rythimic groove?
The Miracles needed two more microphones.
Eventually, they DID get them.
"Seeet little 16" by Chuck Berry is a little too real here considering.
bobby sounded better than smokey during the “you really got a hold on me” performance
brandon stewart Bobby could sound better because he's not singing lead nor a falsetto. In those days acts would do "one nighters" and four shows each night. So no telling where this show fit into the Miracles itinerary.
Smokey was fighting a cold during the filming of this concert .
I guess this was before girls threw their underwear on stage?
Is it just me or is Smokey singing off key???
James Brown still TOOK THE SHOW!! Sorry
***** no, JAMES BROWN & The FAMOUS FLAMES did...and they are in my Top 5 favorites TOO !!!
williamg2552 You got me there. My fault.
***** No problem !!
THE FAMOUS FLAMES and THE MIRACLES were BOTH inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, many years after the incorrect SOLO inductions of their respective lead singers, JAMES BROWN and SMOKEY ROBINSON, respectively.
But, THE MIRACLES are STILL my # 1 favorites !!