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 ...

Ronald LaPread’s bass lines helped make the Commodores sound like a party and a slow dance at the same time, and now the music world is saying goodbye to one of Motown’s architects. LaPread, a ...

*Ronald LaPread, a founding member and longtime bassist of the Commodores, has died at age 75, marking the loss of a musician whose bass lines helped power one of the most successful groups in Motown ...

Ronald LaPread, bassist and cofounding member of the Commodores, has died. He was 75. News of LaPread's death was shared on Saturday, May 30 by his daughter Soraya with a statement in a since-expired ...

The Commodores and The Pointer Sisters are joining forces for a limited-run titled “An Evening of Icons.” This collaboration is expected to bring together the very best of funk, soul, R&B, and pop.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Commodores have plans to release new music this summer, and have a Christmas record on the way as well. They will be performing at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario ...