Tonight we’re having a celebration! It’s Lionel Ritchie’s birthday today and what better way to honor our living legend than to have a mini concert with the sounds of his group the Commodores. This group got their big break as the opening act for the Jackson 5 while on tour. From the late 70s on […]
I’ve read this story several times and it still make me misty eyed.
The Commodores is an funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute with lead singer Lionel Richie. The Commodores won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance Group with Vocals. Known for their R&B hits Just to Be Close to You, Easy, Brick House, […]
