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Tuskegee, Alabama, USA (1968 – present)
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 drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange. However, with the exception of the Grammy-winning “Nightshift” (a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson) the band never achieved the same level of success it had enjoyed with Richie. Ironically, “Nightshift” won The Commodores their only Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.
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-Untamed-
Grew up on these guys. <3
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E636L30
everything they ever made is on my computer and i listen to them everyday,they're music lives on
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E636L30
zoom is the song of songs and the commodores are my favorite group of all time
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renatol2210
Easy
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martinjanac
Nice track
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martinjanac
Nice track
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UnfortunatelyGr
I really like their sophisti-funk phase... as represented by the Natural High, Midnight Magic and In The Pocket albums. :-p A softer sound that pointed towards the Lionel solo stuff, but not too 'poppy' yet either.
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keithedg
wish i could have seen him in concert one of my favorites of his many others
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keithedg
wish i could have seen him in concert one of my favorites of his many others
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keithedg
wish i could have seen him in concert one of my favorites of his many others
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keithedg
wish i could have seen him in concert one of my favorites of his many others
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keithedg
wish i could have seen him in concert one of my favorites of his many others
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William_RL
Easy <3
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borromo
"Lovin you" Boy, what a great song. The old adage holds true in this instance " Good things dont come easily"
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drastic67
still, sail on, easy, sweet love.
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DM09
fuck yeah, been listening to this shit on vinyl. so sick!
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scofo76
Machine Gun! (2)
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vaughnvhalen
Know it sounds funny But I just can't stand the pain Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow Seems to me girl you know I've done all I can You see I begged, stole and I borrowed! (yeah)
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You don't simply grow 'fro's like that, they just find you.
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