Commodores, often billed as the Commodores, are an American funk and soul group. Their most successful period came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Lionel Richie served as co‑lead singer. The members met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968 and signed with Motown in November 1972, after first gaining public attention as the opening act for the Jackson 5 on tour. The band’s biggest hit singles include ballads such as “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady,” and “Nightshift,” as well as funk‑driven dance tracks like “Brick House,” “Fancy Dancer,” “Lady (You Bring Me Up),” and “Too Hot ta Trot.” The Commodores have been inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. They have won one Grammy Award out of nine nominations and have sold over 70 million albums worldwide. The Commodores were formed from two former student groups: the Mystics and the Jays. Lionel Richie described some members of the Mystics as “jazz buffs.” The new six‑man lineup included Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert and Milan Williams from the Jays .The group chose its name when King opened a dictionary and ran his finger down the page. “We lucked out,” he later joked to People magazine. “We almost became ‘The Commodes.’”.
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Brick House
I Like What Your Doing
Machine Gun
Jesus Is Love
Sail On
Three Times A Lady
Still
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