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.