Bobby Rogers

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Bobby Rogers was an American singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group The Miracles alongside Smokey Robinson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
associatedAct Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
surface form: The Miracles
birthName Robert Edward Rogers
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath complications from diabetes
collaboratedWith Smokey Robinson
The Temptations
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-02-19
dateOfDeath 2013-03-03
ethnicity African-American
genre R&B
pop
soul
givenName Robert
instrument vocals
memberOf Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
surface form: The Miracles
name Bobby Rogers self-link
nickname Bobby
notableAward Hollywood Walk of Fame star as a member of The Miracles
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Miracles
induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of The Miracles
notableRole founding member of The Miracles
notableSongwritingCredit First I Look at the Purse
Going to a Go-Go
My Baby
The Girl’s Alright with Me
The Way You Do the Things You Do
notableWork Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
surface form: The Miracles
occupation singer
songwriter
partOf Motown Golden Age
surface form: Motown sound
placeOfBirth Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Southfield, Michigan, United States
recordLabel Motown
residence Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
spouse Joan Hughes
Wanda Young
vocalType tenor
yearsActive 1950s–2010s

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Shop Around backgroundVocalist Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers name Bobby Rogers self-link
Pete Moore collaboratedWith Bobby Rogers