Commodores

radio2

Formed 1968.

US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie

Please Note: you do not have javascript enabled. Video content requires javascript to be enabled.
Steve Wright in the Afternoon |   BBC Radio 2

Steve Wright chats to Lionel Richie.

Steve Wright chats to Lionel Richie.

Featured on BBC MUSIC SHOWCASE

Biography

The Commodores is an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 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 is best known for their ballads, such as "Easy" and "Three Times a Lady", but, for the most part, the group recorded funky, driven dance-floor hits which include "Brick House", "The Bump", "Fancy Dancer", and "Too Hot ta Trot".

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.

Links & Information

Members

BBC Reviews

  1. Commodores 1977

    Review of Commodores

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    The sound of the Commodores as Lionel Richie takes centre stage.

  2. Commodores 1977

    Review of Commodores

    Reviewed by David O'Donnell

    Hinted at the potential of Lionel Richie

Share this page

More BBC Music highlights

  1. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

In order to listen to track previews you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions.

Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. Machine Gun

    BBC 6 Music | The Huey Show With Lady

     
  2. I Feel Sanctified

    BBC 6 Music | Radcliffe and Maconie The Blue Nile

     
  3. Too Hot Ta Trot

    BBC 6 Music | Chris Hawkins Jo Good sits in

     
  4. Sail On

    BBC Radio 2 | Huey Morgan 21/07/2012

     

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.