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Lionel Richie
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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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1996
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White Nights
1985
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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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