Lionel Richie Article

Who is Lionel Richie?

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Lionel Richie is an American popular singer, songwriter, and producer most admired for his smooth and soulful love ballads of the 1970s and ’80s. His career in music began with the funk and rhythm and blues group the Commodores, in which he was a lead vocalist, before he transitioned to a fruitful solo career.