The Commodores

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band funk band musical group soul band

The Commodores are an American funk and soul band best known for their 1970s and 1980s hits like “Brick House” and “Easy,” and for launching Lionel Richie’s career.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commodores	8
Lionel Richie & The Commodores	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	band ⓘ funk band ⓘ musical group ⓘ soul band ⓘ
activePeriod	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
associatedAct	Lionel Richie ⓘ Motown ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formedIn	1968 ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ disco ⓘ funk ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasHitSingle	Brick House ⓘ Easy ⓘ Nightshift ⓘ Sail On ⓘ Still ⓘ Three Times a Lady ⓘ
instrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ
member	J.D. Nicholas ⓘ James Dean Nicholas ⓘ Lionel Richie ⓘ Milan Williams ⓘ Ronald LaPread ⓘ Thomas McClary ⓘ Walter Orange ⓘ William King ⓘ
memberOf	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Records
notableFor	launching Lionel Richie’s career ⓘ
notableWork	Brick House ⓘ Easy ⓘ Lady (You Bring Me Up) ⓘ Machine Gun ⓘ Nightshift ⓘ Sail On ⓘ Still ⓘ Three Times a Lady ⓘ Zoom ⓘ
placeOfFormation	Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
recordLabel	Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Motown ⓘ Polydor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalStyle	group vocals ⓘ