Torrent Commodores Discography

• • Website Members J.D. Nicholas Past members (deceased) Andre Callahan James Ingram Eugene Ward Mikael Manley Chelsea Powell Commodores is an American / band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly at Tuskegee Institute (now ) in 1968, and signed with in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for while on. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when was the co-lead singer. The band's biggest are such as ', ', and '; and dance hits which include ', 'Fancy Dancer', ', and '. In 1986, the Commodores won their first Grammy for the song 'Nightshift'. Contents • • • • • • • Band history [ ] The Commodores originally came together from two former student groups, the Mystics and the Jays.

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Richie described some members of the Mystics as 'jazz buffs'. Together, a six-man band was created from which the notable individuals were,, and William King from the Mystics; Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams were from the Jays. They wanted to change the name. To choose a new name, William 'WAK' King opened a dictionary and randomly picked a word.

'We lucked out,' he remarked with a laugh when telling this story to magazine. 'We almost became 'The Commodes!' ' The band originated while its members attended in Alabama. After winning the university's annual freshman talent contest, they played at fraternity parties as well as a weekend gig at the Black Forest Inn, one of a few clubs in Tuskegee that catered to college students.

They performed mostly cover tunes and some original songs with their first singer, James Ingram (not the ). Ingram, older than the rest of the band, left to serve active duty in, and was later replaced by Walter 'Clyde' Orange, who wrote, or co-wrote, many of their hit tunes. And Orange alternated as lead singers.

(Orange was the lead singer on the Top 10 hits 'Brick House' and '.) The early band was managed by Benny Ashburn, who brought them to his family's vacation lodge on Martha's Vineyard in 1971 and 1972. There, Ashburn test marketed the group by having them play at outdoor spaces such as parking lots and summer festivals. The Commodores made a brief appearance in the 1978 film.

They performed the song 'Too Hot ta Trot' during the dance contest; the songs 'Brick House' and 'Easy' were also played during the movie. ', the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, [ ] and is similarly featured in many films, including. It reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Another instrumental, ' (named after an in the ), later became a staple [ ] in the format. Three albums released in 1975 and 1976 (,, and ) are considered [ ] the peak of their harder funk period. After those recordings the group started to move towards a softer sound.

That move was hinted at in their 1976 Top Ten hits 'Sweet Love' and '. In 1977 the Commodores released ', which became the group's biggest hit yet, reaching No. 4 in the U.S., followed by 'Brick House', also top 5, both from their album The Commodores, as was 'Zoom'.

The group reached No. 1 in 1978 with '. Sage act premium 2011 v13 cracked magazine free.

In 1979 the Commodores scored another top-five ballad, 'Sail On', before reaching the top of the charts once again with another ballad, '. In 1981 they released two top-ten hits with 'Oh No' (No. 4) and their first upbeat single in almost five years, ' (No. In 1982, Lionel Richie left to pursue a solo career. Skyler Jett replaced Richie as co-lead singer. Also in 1982, their manager Benjamin Ashburn who also managed another band died of a heart attack aged 54.