In 1977, the Commodores had a major hit with the song "Easy." Written by Lionel Richie, the smooth, soft rock ballad from the group's self-titled album shot to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ...

Before Lionel Ritchie broke away for a solo career, he helped The Commodores deliver a number of their greatest hits like Just to Be Close to You and Three Times a Lady. Arguably the band's biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commodores members Walter "Clyde" Orange, William "WAK" King and James Dean "JD" Nicholas, with former member Ron LaPread sing ...

Lionel Richie is beloved for two things – his work with the funk band The Commodores (“Easy,” “Still,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Sail On”) and his solo career, which gave us the timeless hits “Truly,” ...

Forty years after Hello was released as a single, we rate the best of Richie’s work – solo and with Commodores, from Sly Stone-influenced funk to epic pop ballads Bizarre as it now seems, the most ...

The Commodores started at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the late ’60s and went on to become one of Motown’s biggest groups of the ’70s and ’80s. You probably know their wedding reception classic ...

When Lionel Richie wrote "Easy," he wasn't trying to create one of the greatest love songs of all time. Released by the Commodores in 1977 and featured on Commodores, the soulful classic has long been ...

Sky Ferreira combines her role as a musician and actress in Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, appearing both on screen and on the movie's soundtrack. You can here her cover of The Commodores's "Easy" below.