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Rogers, founder of Motown group The Miracles, dies

HALL OF FAME GROUP- In this March 20, 2009 photo, members of the Motown group The Miracles, from left: William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson, and Robert "Bobby" Rogers, are honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a collaborator with Smokey Robinson, has died. He was 73.

Motown great Richard Street dead at 70

RICHARD STREET (center) by Roz Edward(RTNS)--That old wives tale about death coming in groups of three may be more than just an old...

Funeral Friday for Cleotha Staples, eldest of The Staple Singers siblings

  FAMOUS MUSICAL FAMILY-- This March 15, 1999 file photo shows the sibling group The Staples Singers, from left, Pervis, Cleotha, Pops, Mavis,...

C. Everett Koop, 'rock star' surgeon general, dies

DEAD AT 96--In this Oct. 1, 1993 file photo, former Surgeon Genera C. Everett Koop, left, sits with then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting with more than 100 prominent doctors in the White House in Washington. (AP Photo, File) by Connie Cass Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general.

Lou Myers, Mr. Gaines on 'A Different World,' dies

Lou Myers CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television...

Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80

‘Showtime’--In this Aug. 13, 2010 photo, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, foreground, speaks as, from background left...

Conductor, Juilliard emeritus James DePreist dies

FAMED CONDUCTOR DIES--In this May 9, 2002 file photo, James DePreist, talks about his conducting career as he sits in his high rise apartment overlooking downtown Portland. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens) by Steven Dubois Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — James DePreist, one of the first African-American conductors and a National Medal of Arts winner, died Friday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., his manager Jason Bagdade said.

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