Noted fellow Commodore Orange, “He was once, twice, three times a brother and we love him. The best Lionel Richie songs cast a long shadow across 70s funk and 80s ballads, and include one of the most perfect. A memorial service is slated for August in Los Angeles. Services will be held July 14 in Okolona. He is survived by a host of family members, including his wife, Melanie Bruno-Williams, two sons from previous unions, Jason and Ricci, two brothers and a sister. Before joining the Commodores, Williams played keyboards for another Tuskegee band, the Jays. Williams was born in Okolona, Mississippi on March 28, 1948. Richie left the group for a solo career in 1982, and the Commodores later recorded for Polydor in the late ’80s. 1 R&B hits, including “Slippery When Wet,” “Just To Be Close to You,” “Easy,” “Nightshift,” “Three Times a Lady” and “Still,” the latter two of which also notched No. The Commodores’ first hit was the 1974 synthesizer-pumped instrumental “Machine Gun.” Written by Williams, the song climbed to No. After touring as the warm-up band for the Jackson Five, the Commodores signed to Motown subsidiary MoWest in 1972.
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Originally comprised of seven members, the Commodores’ lineup eventually included Thomas McClary (guitar), Lionel Richie (saxophone), Walter “Clyde” Orange (drums), William King (trumpet) and Ronald LaPread (bass). Commodores-Slippery When Wet guitar tab, guitar tabs, bass tabs, chords and guitar pro tabs. 2:45 The Commodores The Zoo (The Human Zoo) 3:09 The Commodores-Brick House. Williams played keyboards for the R&B/funk outfit, whose members initially met as students at Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. Slippery When Wet (1975) 3:24 Commodores - Machine Gun.
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