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The Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour.
The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was co-lead singer. The band's biggest hit singles are ballads such as "Easy", "Three Times a Lady", and "Nightshift"; and funky dance hits which include "Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", "Lady (You Bring Me Up)", and "Too Hot ta Trot". However it was in 1986 that the Commodores won their first Grammy for the song "Nightshift".
The Commodores originally came together from two former groups, the Mystics and the Jays. There was even a Jazz aspect to one of the groups. They wanted to change the name. Together, a six-man band was created from which the notable individuals were Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics; Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams were from the Jays. To choose a new name, William "WAK" King opened a dictionary and randomly picked a word. "We lucked out", he remarked with a laugh when telling this story to People magazine. "We almost became 'The Commodes!
Here is my tribute to the great Lionel Richie and the Commodores. This playlist includes 40 of my favorite songs. I hope you enjoy. Tracklist 1. Sail On • Commodores 2. Piece of Love • Lionel Richie 3. Three Times A Lady • Commodores 4. Say I Do • Lionel Richie 5. Love, Oh Love • Lionel Richie 6. Cant Get over You • Lionel Richie 7. Ordinary Girl • Lionel Richie 8. Oh No • Commodores 9. Zoom • Commodores 10. Still in Love • Lionel Richie 11. Nothing Else Matters • Lionel Richie 12. Do It to Me • Lionel Richie 13. I Wanna Take You Down • Lionel Richie 14. Paradise • Lionel Richie 15. Love Will Conquer All • Lionel Richie 16. Penny Lover • Lionel Richie 17. Slippery When Wet • Commodores 18. Change • Lionel Richie 19. Love Will Find a Way • Lionel Richie 20. Sweet Love ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-ivWxy5KE&fmt;=18 to watch with better quality 1979 Motown single, featuring Lionel Richie on lead vocal.
Music video by Commodores performing Nightshift. (C) 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Music video by Commodores performing Lady (You Bring Me Up). (C) 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Soul Train 1979 your host Don Cornelius ! Commodores " Still " 4:06 " Three Times Lady " 7:54 " Sail On "
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The great Lionel Richie and company from the album The Commodores released in 1977. They sure don't make music like this anymore!
One of my all time fav love songs.One of those tunes we all learn to dance to..*REMEMBER * The Flawless vocals of Mr Lionel Ritchie and the Commodores.These guys could put down a concert.
00:00 "Sweet Love" 03:25 "Just to be close to you" 09:51 "Easy" 14:07 "Three times a lady" 17:47 "Say yeah" 21:29 "Still" 25:15 "Loving you" 29:28 "Sail on" 33:30 "Old fashioned love" 36:53 "Jesus is love" 41:53 "Lady you bring me up" 45:56 "Oh no" 48:58 "This love" 54:15 "Lucy"
here is another soul banger from The Commodores, a group that met on the campus of Tuskegee University. this is a live cut of their song "Zoom" enjoy and keep the soul alive http://wp.me/pEP5k-cM for the mp3
This clip of the Commodores singing "Easy" comes from a full concert recorded in 1978. Other great disco/soul/funk artists in the Reelin' In The Years library include Earth, Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, Ohio Players, Kool & The Gang, Parliament/Funkadelic, Maze, KC & the Sunshine Band, Village People, LaBelle, Bootsy Collins and Barry White. Reelin' In The Years Productions houses the world's largest library of music footage, containing over 20,000 hours of material covering nearly every genre from the last 60 years. We have live concerts, TV appearances, interviews, in-studio segments, b-roll and more. In addition to music we have thousands of hours of interviews with the most recognizable celebrities, comedians, politicians, athletes, artists and authors of the 20th Century. If you need f...
had to use the cd version of this as my vinyl copy jumps, sadly! absolutely the best version of this track......may have to get a copy of me singing this on here one day!
Commodores The Collection(full album).. 1) Brick House 00:01 2) Fell Sanctifield 03:35 3) The Zoo 07:20 4) The Bump 10:25 5) Slippery When Wet 14:31 6) Gonna Blow Your Mind 7) Gimme My Mule 8) Cebu 9) Fancy Dancer 10) Squeeze the Fruit 11) Won't You Come Dance with Me 12) Too Hot ta Trot 13) Funky Situation 14) Flying High 15) Wonderland 16) X Rated Movie 17) Machine Gun
Commodores Greatest Hits - Lionel Richie and Commodores Playlist
Tamla Motown – 5C 062-95802 (1974) 1. Machine Gun 00:00:00 2. Young Girls Are My Weakness 00:02:40 3. I Feel Sanctified 00:05:41 4. The Bump 00:09:23 5. Rapid Fire 00:13:30 6. The Assembly Line 00:16:34 7. The Zoo (The Human Zoo) 00:21:44 8. Gonna Blow Your Mind 00:24:50 9. There's A Song In My Heart 00:30:28 10. Superman 00:33:08
São Paulo - SP - BRAZIL COMMODORES - All The Greatest Hits 1982 ( CD FULL ! ) Tracklist: 01-0:00:00 Painted Picture 02-0:04:57 Lady (You Bring Me Up) 03-0:09:01 Sail On 04-0:13:03 Still 05-0:16:45 Machine Gun 06-0:19:28 Brick House 07-0:22:59 Easy 08-0:27:17 Oh No 09-0:30:19 Three Times a Lady 10-0:33:56 Reach High
1. Wide open 2.Slippery when wet 3.The bump 4.I'm ready 5.This is your life 6.Let's do it right 7.Better never than forever 8.Look what you've done to me 9.You don't know that I know 10. Wide open(reprise)
An uncut interview with The Commodores. The June 2007 concert was cancelled due to severe weather. ACTV was able to get a 30 minute interview with band members William "Wak" King ,Jr., Walter "Clyde" Orange and J.D. Nicholas In 3 parts.
Dick Clark interviews The Commodores on American Bandstand. The band members introduce themselves and speak about how they met, why they are popular in the Philippines, and about their platinum and gold albums. License American Bandstand Clips Here: http://dickclarklicensing.com/Default.aspx?&sk;=DCMA&q;=American+Bandstand
http://LiveFitMagazine.com Music legends, The Commodores, performed in San Diego and Journalist, Phoebe Chongchua of Live Fit Magazine takes you backstage for an exclusive interview. See our photo gallery and more interviews with the opening band, Club Nouveau at http://LiveFitMagaizne.com Excuse my crazy dancing...I was so excited! xoxo to The Commodores! ~Phoebe http://Facebook.com/LiveFitMagazine http://youtube.com/LiveFitMagazine @LiveFitMagazine @PhoebeChongchua Connect with all of our Social Media, visit: http://phoebechongchua.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/LFE_SocialMedia.pdf
Dick Clark interviews The Commodores.The band members introduce themselves and talk about their new song. Walter Clyde Orange, Milan Williams, William King, J.D. Nicholas, Thomas McClary, Ronald La Pread. Walter Orange co produced their new song with their producer Dennis Lambert. The song is dedicated to Marvin Gay and Jackie Wilson. The group is going on a tour to Europe for a month. License American Bandstand Clips Here: http://dickclarklicensing.com/Default.aspx?sk=DCMAq=American+Bandstand
Dick Clark interviews "The Commodores" on American Bandstand in 1984.
Live from the HAL Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. J.D. Nicholas from the Commodores talks about possible reunion with Lionel Richie. Also hear how the Commodores help Save the Music in our schools
An uncut interview with The Commodores. The June 2007 concert was cancelled due to severe weather. ACTV was able to get a 30 minute interview with band members William King, Walter Orange and J.D. Nicholas In 3 parts
Sail on down the line, 'bout a
Half a mile or so, and I
Don't really wanna know, a
Where you're going
Maybe once or twice, you see
But time after time, I tried
To hold onto what we got, but
Now you're going
And I don't mind
'Bout the things you're gonna say Lord
I gave all my money and my time
I know it's a shame
But I'm givin' you back your name, yeah, yeah
Yes, I'll be on my way
I won't be back to stay
I guess I'll move along
I'm looking for a good time
Sail on down the line, ain't it
Funny how the time can go, all my
Friends say the told me so, but it
Doesn't matter
It was plain to see, that a
Small town boy like me, just a
Wasn't your cup of tea, I was
Wishful thinkin'
I gave you my heart
And I tried to make you happy
But you gave me nothin' in return
You know it ain't so hard to say
Would you please just go away, yeah, yeah
I've thrown away the blues
I'm tired of bein' used
I wanna everyone to know
I'm looking for a good time
Good time
Woah, sail on, honey
Good times never felt so good
Sail on, honey
Good times never felt so good
Sail on, sugar
Good times never felt so good