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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Lionel Richie’ Album: A Commodore Makes A Solo Statement

  Four million sales in the US alone for his self-titled debut sent a very clear message that his fans wanted Lionel solo.

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  Features4 months ago

  Got To Give It Up: 15 Songwriters And Producers That Shaped The Motown Sound

  The engine that drove the Motown machine was made up of the songwriters and producers who worked behind the scenes to create the Motown sound.

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  Features5 months ago

  Sketches Of Spaine: Les Spaine’s Motown Memories Of Stevie, Diana & More

  The former Motown executive recalls dining with Marvin Gaye, hanging with Stevie Wonder, and promoting the Commodores, Rick James and many others.

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  Features5 months ago

  Best Lionel Richie Songs: 20 Tracks To Get You Dancing On The Ceiling

  The best Lionel Richie songs cast a long shadow across 70s funk and 80s ballads, and include one of the most perfect duets in music history.

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  Features5 months ago

  ‘Hot On The Tracks’: The Commodores Speed To Soul Summit

  'Hot On The Tracks' became the group's first No.1 soul LP and included 'Just To Be Close To You.'

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  Features8 months ago

  ‘Commodores’ Album: Motown Stars Make It Look ‘Easy’

  As their self-titled fifth album made its chart debut on April 2, 1977, the group were moving up fast.

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  Features8 months ago

  ‘Hello’: It Was Lionel Richie We Were Looking For

  Everyone was saying 'Hello' to Commodore Lionel in 1983.

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  Features9 months ago

  The Commodores’ ‘Nightshift’: Marvin Gaye Fuels Second R&B No.1 In A Row

  The lyrics of 'Nightshift' united Gaye with another soul giant, Jackie Wilson, who had died just three months earlier in 1984.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘Happy People’: Lionel Richie Co-Writes A Temptations No. 1

  On February 8, 1975, the group proved that there was life after Norman Whitfield, climbed to No.1 with ‘Happy People,’ co-written by Commodore Richie.

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘Too Hot Ta Trot’: The Commodores Turn Up The Heat With Another R&B No.1

  The funky track, a studio extra on their then-new 'Live!' album, became the group's fourth soul chart-topper.

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  Features1 year ago

  ‘Truly’: Lionel Richie Continues An Astonishing 11-Year Sequence

  'Truly' was the crossover soul star's chart-topping, Grammy-winning follow-up to his No.1 duet with Diana Ross, 'Endless Love.'

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  News1 year ago

  Disney Announces Lionel Richie Musical ‘All Night Long’ In Development

  The original movie musical will be based on Richie’s career-spanning songbook.

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  News2 years ago

  Lionel Richie Confirmed For 2020 Nocturne Live At Blenheim Palace

  Tears For Fears, Lauryn Hill, Gladys Knight and Kylie Minogue headlined the 2019 series at the legendary venue.

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  News3 years ago

  Soul Mainstays The Commodores Honoured In Home State Of Alabama

  The celebrated soul stars were recognised both in Montgomery and in Tuskegee, where they were formed.