William King on hip-hop’s rise, how the Commodores got their name, and what drove Lionel Richie’s departure.

The Commodores' co-founder and former bassist Ronald LaPread has died. He was 75. On Saturday, LaPread's daughter, music producer Soraya LaPread, confirmed her father's death on social media. "It is ...

Ronald LaPread, who has died aged 75, was the bass guitarist with the Commodores, who sold more than 70 million records with their winning combination of silky ballads and funky dance numbers; ...

Their exit follows the departures of Morris Day and Young MC... with some confusion over where C&C Music Factory and Milli Vanilli stand. As with several of the oldies-oriented acts booked for Freedom ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — In their prime, the Commodores spent six months a year working out of Commodore Studio, an expansive Tuskegee space where the band wrote, rehearsed and recorded classic songs like ...

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present two more shows for the upcoming 2025-2026 season. First, American funk and soul group The Commodores return to the Kravis Center ...

The Commodores are once, twice, three times not playing the Great American State Fair. By late Thursday, May 28, the legendary R&B group was one of five acts who'd withdrawn their participation in the ...

"His contributions to our music and his friendship enriched our lives beyond measure," wrote the Commodores in a statement about LaPread's death Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ronald LaPread, a co-founding member and former bassist of the Commodores, has died at 75. (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images) Ronald ...

Ronald LaPread, a co-founding member and former bassist of the Commodores, has died at 75. (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images) Ronald LaPread, a co-founder and former bassist of the funk and soul group the ...

Ronald LaPread, a co-founder and former bassist of the funk and soul group the Commodores, has died. He was 75. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has ...