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Marvin "Marv" Tarplin (June 13, 1941 – September 30, 2011) was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s. He was one of the group's original members and co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 1965 ''Grammy Hall Of Fame'' inducted "The Tracks of My Tears". He is also a winner of the BMI Songwriter's Award, and the ASCAP ''Award Of Merit'', and a 2012 posthumous inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Miracles. ==Biography== Referred to as the Miracles' "secret weapon", Tarplin began his career accompanying the Supremes, who at the time were still teenagers, and known as the Primettes. They were seeking an audition with Motown Records, and Tarplin played guitar as they performed for Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson. Robinson was impressed by Tarplin's guitar playing, and lured him away from the Primettes to join the Miracles in 1958. In the 2006 Motown DVD release, ''Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: The Definitive Performances 1963-1987'', Robinson and fellow Miracles Pete Moore and Bobby Rogers commented that Tarplin's guitar playing style was reminiscent of the late Curtis Mayfield, and was the inspiration behind many of their greatest hits. His guitar riffs at the beginning of the Miracles' 1965 ''Grammy Hall of Fame'' million-seller, ''The Tracks Of My Tears'', are among the most famous in pop music history.〔(Marv Tarplin obituary | Music | The Guardian )〕 Whilst Tarplin remained with the Miracles for as long as Robinson was their lead singer, he is only present on the cover of three classic Miracles albums: ''Cookin' with the Miracles'' (1962), ''I'll Try Something New'' (1962), and ''The Fabulous Miracles'' (1963). He is mentioned, though not pictured, on the back cover of the group's very first album, ''Hi... We're the Miracles'' (1961), and listed as an original group member. As a songwriter, Tarplin helped co-compose many of the Miracles' hit singles, amongst them the million-selling Grammy Hall of Fame winner "The Tracks of My Tears" for which he received the ASCAP Award Of Merit (1965), "My Girl Has Gone" (1965), "I Like It Like That", (1964), "Going to a Go-Go" (1965), "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (1967), and Point It Out (1968). In addition, Tarplin co-wrote several Robinson produced hits by Marvin Gaye, including the Top 10 million selling hits, "Ain't That Peculiar" and "I'll Be Doggone". His guitar work was featured on Gaye's Top 40 hit, "One More Heartache", which he also co-wrote, and another of Gaye's chart hits, 1965's "Take This Heart of Mine". He also played on The Four Tops 1970 Top 20 hit, "Still Water (Love)", co-written by Robinson, and The Marvelettes' 1967 Top 20 hit, My Baby Must Be a Magician. Tarplin also appeared with the group on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', the 1964 film, ''The T.A.M.I. Show'', the 1965 CBS television special, ''Murray The K - It's What's Happening, Baby'', and virtually all of the group's personal appearance concerts worldwide, including the Motortown Revue shows in the early 1960s. Marv also appeared onstage with the Miracles on the 1983 NBC-TV music special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever . 〔http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/03/marv-tarplin〕 Tarplin left the Miracles in 1973, shortly after Smokey Robinson and his wife Claudette left the group. His replacement in the Miracles was Donald Griffin, brother of Billy Griffin.(Robinson's replacement in the group).〔(We Remember Marv Tarplin: Miracles Guitarist Dies at 70 | EURweb )〕〔(The Miracles Page )〕〔(The Scoop LA » Blog Archive » Honors On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame )〕 Robinson and Tarplin continued to collaborate as writers on Robinson's solo recordings, including hits such as "Cruisin'" (1979–1980) and the "Being with You" (1981). Tarplin also continued to play guitar on record and in concert for Robinson, and, until 2008, continued to tour with Robinson. In 2007, Milwaukee, Wisconsin musician, Paul Cebar, paid homage to Tarplin with his song "Marv's Fluttering Guitar (For Marv Tarplin)" from the album ''Tomorrow Sound Now For Yes Music People''.〔(Marv Tarplin: Miracles guitarist whose understated licks played a crucial role in the music of Smokey Robinson - Obituaries - News - The Independent )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marv Tarplin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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