Founder of The Miracles Motown band

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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- 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 said Mr. Rogers died Sunday morning at home.

He had been ill for several years. He lived in the Detroit suburb of Southfield.

Mr. Rogers formed the group in 1956 with cousin Claudette Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Robinson. Their hits included I Second That Emotion and T he Tears of a Clown. The Miracles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

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