Lionel Richie

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Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV) Feb. 14, 2007

Wendy Williams Experience (TV) Oct. 20, 2006

Dancing With the Stars (TV) Oct. 18, 2006

Jimmy Kimmel Live (TV) Sep. 16, 2006

Tonight Show With Jay Leno (TV) Sep. 12, 2006

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Grew up on the Tuskegee University campus. His grandfather had worked with the college's founder, Booker T. Washington.

Originally aspired to become an Episcopal minister.

Taught himself to play the piano by ear.

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Grew up on the Tuskegee University campus. His grandfather had worked with the college's founder, Booker T. Washington.

Originally aspired to become an Episcopal minister.

Taught himself to play the piano by ear.

Initially called The Mystics, his band became The Commodores after the members picked the word at random out of a dictionary. The group opened for The Jackson Five on many tours in the

Richie's compositions rose to the No. 1 position on the U.S. pop singles chart at least once every year between 1977 and 1985.

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