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The owner of the boarding house where two people have been found dead was the bassist for funk-soul band the Commodores and counted Michael Jackson as a mentor. Alabama-born Ronald LaPread,...
Sep 4, 2020 · Ronald LaPread. (b. September 4 th, 1950). Bass guitarist who came to prominence in the American funk & soul band, The Commodores. Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s.
Then LaPread left in 1986 and moved to Auckland, New Zealand. Reynolds departed for Earth, Wind & Fire in 1987, which prompted trumpeter William "WAK" King to take over primary guitar duties for live performances.
When Ronald LaPread came home to Tuskegee recently, he was so warm and gracious it was instantly clear that his legendary status has not changed him. As the bass player for The Commodores, his creative energy produced those opening licks on “Brickhouse,” an R&B classic that was released in 1977, exactly 40 years ago.
On Ronald LaPread of the Commodores: I've known Ronald and the Commodores since the group first auditioned for Suzanne De Passe at Lloyd Price's Crawdaddy Club on Broadway in NYC in 1970. As close as we all were, I had no idea of the details of the sad and poignant love story that Ronald lived through not long after.
Oct 21, 2023 · Featured in TIR Episode 242: (2 parts): Longtime former Commodores bassist and composer Ronald LaPread! From 1970-1986, he set down the rhythmic foundation for one of the greatest and most popular funk, R&B and pop bands of all time.
Horn player Ronald LaPread was touring with his bandmates, accompanied by wife Kathy Faye, who fell ill while they were criss-crossing the country. She went home, only to be diagnosed with terminal tumors; LaPread came off the road to be with her.
