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Bobby 'Bo' Rogers, signer of the hit Motown group, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, passed away Sunday, March 3, in his Michigan home. He was 73 years old.
Music City merged with Motown on Sept. 19 when country/pop star Carrie Underwood performed alongside R&B’s Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson during the Society of Singers‘ annual Ella Award ceremony in Beverly Hills, CA.