Many bands look back on their first single with a bit of embarrassment. The Commodores, however, had no reason to regret their initial release. That song became an immediate Top 40 hit, and it has ...

William King on hip-hop’s rise, how the Commodores got their name, and what drove Lionel Richie’s departure.

Ronald LaPread, who has died aged 75, was the bass guitarist with the Commodores, who sold more than 70 million records with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William King has a blunt verdict on hip-hop's arrival: "It wasn't music… It was just loud." The problem, for a generation of ...