The Commodores & Lionel Richie

About this episode

This episode highlights the career of the Commodores and Lionel Richie's contributions as a co-lead singer.

Welcome all of you time travelers to Rock and Roll Flashback! I’m Jumpin’ John, and this episode will highlight the career of the American funk and soul group who called themselves the Commodores! I will focus on the group's most successful period, the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. I will also briefly highlight some of the accomplishments of Lionel Richie’s impressive career as a solo singer, songwriter, and producer. We welcom...

People in this episode

Host: Jumpin' John

Topics covered

• Commodores
• Lionel Richie
• funk
• soul
• music history
• 1970s
• 1980s

Keywords

• Commodores
• Lionel Richie
• funk
• soul
• music history
• 1970s
• 1980s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Commodores

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