In May 2026, Rolling Stone ranked “Easy” among the greatest guitar solos of all time, noting, “The Commodores’ Seventies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commodores members Walter “Clyde” Orange, William "WAK" King and James Dean “JD” Nicholas, with former member Ron LaPread sing ...

It’s risky for an “American Idol” hopeful to audition with a song made famous by one of the judges, but a brave contestant for Season 23 was up to the challenge. Sonny Tennet, a singer-songwriter from ...

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; ...

Considering how their sound had come to be defined by the ballads of Lionel Richie, not many gave The Commodores much chance of matching their previous level of success once Richie left. But they did ...

In 1977, the Commodores had a major hit with the song "Easy." Written by Lionel Richie, the smooth, soft rock ballad from the group's self-titled album shot to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ...