Commodores was founded by Thomas McClary in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1968 as a six-man band from two former student groups at Tuskegee Institute, that featured Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams from the Jays.
“Easy,” from the 1977 “Commodores” studio album by the Commodores, was led by Lionel Richie in the key of G sharp major or A flat major (G# | Ab).
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COMMODORES
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In 1968, Commodores were founded in Tuskegee, Alabama as a six-man band from two former student groups at Tuskegee Institute, that featured Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams from the Jays.
In 1968, Commodores named the band when William King, trumpeter, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist, flipped open a dictionary and ran his finger down the page to find the word that bears their name to this day.
In 1970, Michael Gilbert, bassist and trumpeter, left Commodores and was replaced by Ronald LaPread as bassist.
In 1970, Andre Callahan, drummer-vocalist-keyboardist, left Commodores and was replaced by James Ingram, not the solo artist, as vocalist-drummer.
In 1972, James Ingram left to serve in Vietnam and was replaced by Walter Orange as drummer-vocalist.
In 1982, Lionel Richie, vocalist-keyboardist-saxophonist, left Commodores to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Skyler Jett as co-lead singer.
In 1984, Thomas McClary left Commodores to pursue a solo career and develop a gospel music company, and was replaced by Sheldon Reynolds as guitarist-vocalist.
In 1984, Skyler Jett was replaced by James Dean Nicholas, former Heatwave vocalist, as co-lead singer.
In 1986, Ronald LaPread left Commodores and moved to Auckland, New Zealand.
In 1987, Sheldon Reynolds left Commodores to join Earth, Wind & Fire.
In 1989, Milan Williams, keyboardist-guitarist, left Commodores.
COMMODORES
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DISCOGRAPHY
1974: Machine Gun
1975: Caught In The Act
1975: Movin’ On
1976: Hot On The Tracks
1977: Commodores
1977: Commodores Live
1978: Natural High
1979: Midnight Magic
1980: Heroes
1981: In The Pocket
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