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Commodores is tagged as: soul, funk, 70s, motown, rnb

The Commodores were a highly successful soul/funk band in the 1970s. They met as freshmen at Tuskegee Institute, and signed to Motown having first caught the public eye supporting The Jackson Five on tour.
Original Band Personnel
* Lionel Richie (vocals, saxophone, piano) - born on 20 June 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama.| * Thomas McClary (lead guitar) - born on 6 October 1950, in Eustis, Florida.| * Milan Williams (keyboards) - born on 28 March 1948, died June 9th, 2006 in Houston.| * William King (trumpet) - born on 30 January 1949, in Florida.| * Ronald La Pread (bass guitar) - born on 4 September 1946, in Alabama.| * Walter Orange (vocals, drums) - born on 10 December 1946, in Florida.
Many of their hit tunes were written or co-written by Walter “Clyde” Orange, the original lead singer before Lionel Richie came on board. Lionel and Clyde alternated as lead singers. Clyde was also the lead singer on “Nightshift” and “Brick House” among others. Clyde now lives with his family in Coral Springs, Florida and has three children named Paula, Colin and Cody.
Band members typically alternated lead vocal duties. After Richie left to pursue a solo career, former Heatwave singer J.D. Nicholas assumed co-lead vocal duties with...
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Top 10 Commodores Songs
Easy
Brick House
Nightshift
Three Times A Lady
Machine Gun
Still
Lady (You Bring Me Up)
Slippery When Wet
Sail On
Just To Be Close To You
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Top 10 Commodores Albums
The Ultimate Collection
The Definitive Collection
Machine Gun
Rise Up
The Ultimate Collection: The Commodores
Anthology
Commodores
Caught In The Act
The Very Best Of The Commodores
Gold
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