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Commodores, often billed as the Commodores, are an American funk and soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer.
The Commodores in Hallandale, Florida, in the 1990s
The Commodores, in an early 1970s publicity photograph
Band performance in Florida during the 1990s
Commodores performing at the 25th Natchitoches Jazz and R&B Festival in 2022
Thomas McClary (musician)
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Thomas McClary is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores. McClary is widely credited with having create
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…student groups: the Mystics and the Jays. Richie described some members of the Mystics as "jazz buffs". The new six-man band featured Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams from the Jays. They chose their present name when King…
McClary performing in 2019
McClary in 2007