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Motown is far more than just a record company. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1960, it played an important role in bringing down racial barriers in pop music and has since become an American cultural institution. This memorial site was created to celebrate and remember performers, songwriters, producers and others who helped create the unmistakable Motown sound.
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2/19/1940 - 3/3/2013

Motown Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Bobby Rogers

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (AP) - Bobby Rogers, a founding member of the Motown group The Miracles and a collaborator with Smokey Robinson, has died. He was 73. Motown Museum board member Allen Rawls says Rogers died Sunday morning at his home. Rogers had been ill for several years. He lived in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Rogers formed the group in 1956 with cousin Claudette Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Robinson. Their hits included "I Second That Emotion" and "The Tears...
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