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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. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and ...
Alabama-born Ronald LaPread, whose Facebook page pictures him with the King of Pop, moved to New Zealand after falling in love with a Kiwi he met on a flight. LaPread now lives in Remuera,...
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Always a Commodore – Ron LaPread. 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 ...
Not to be confused with the United States Navy Band Jazz Ensemble. Commodores, often billed as the Commodores, are an American funk and soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer.
RONALD LaPREAD ZOOM Written with Lionel Richie Recorded by the Commodores . We were getting ready to record the self-titled album Commodores. I was driving from my hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama with my wife, Cathy, riding next to me, going to gigs in Tennessee, somewhere in Kentucky, and somewhere in North Carolina, leading up to a Madison ...
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. During that period, the group recorded more than a dozen successful albums – at their peak having four ...
Sep 3, 1997 · September 3, 1997. / 7:28 PM. Today is the birthday of Commodores bassist and trumpeter Ronald. LaPread, who was born in Alabama 48 years ago. Although the Commodores. began as a band...
