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Now down to three original members (augmented by a backup band of five), the Commodores will play "Nightshift," their homage to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, as well as their 40 years worth of hit songs on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the State Fair's Chevrolet Court, with free shows at 4 and 8 p.m. Expect a highenergy show filled with such great songs as "Just to Be Close to You," "Fancy Dancer," "Easy" and "Three Times a Lady."
The other rough patch occurred last year with the passing of keyboardist Williams, who wrote the Commodores' 1974 debut single, the ultra-funky instrumental "Machine Gun." "That was really, really rough on us," King continues, his voice breaking. "It's still hard for me to talk about. We travel up and down that road, sleeping on top of each other, elbows in the back, for hours and hours, and years pass and you form this camaraderie and uniqueness that's just yours and you have this trust that seems to be everlasting, and it was heartbreaking when [Lionel Richie] left. Here's the thing: We're all grown and everybody has the right to do what they want to do with their lives. It's how you make the change that's important, and Richie didn't want to do what we felt was the right thing when he left. He went out, and we went on."See the full content of this document
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Old Smoothies
He may have been the 1980s king of the sappy ballad, but Lionel Richie was not the creative force behind The Commodores. He was one of six who came together at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1968 as musicians, not singers. Although the remaini...
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