Editing Commodores (section)

{{short description|American funk and soul band}}
{{about|the band|the album|Commodores (album){{!}}''Commodores'' (album)|other uses|Commodore (disambiguation){{!}}Commodore}}
{{Distinguish|The Communards}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Commodores
| image           = CommodoresPerformingUpClose.jpg
| image_size      =
| landscape       = yes
| caption         = The Commodores in [[Hallandale, Florida]], in the 1990s
| origin          = [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], U.S.
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Funk]]
* [[Soul music|soul]]
* [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[Disco music|disco]]
}}
| instrument      =
| years_active    = 1968–present
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Motown]]
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
}}
| associated_acts =
| website         = {{url|www.commodoreslive.com}}
| current_members = * [[William King (singer)|William King]]
* Walter Orange
* J.D. Nicholas
| past_members    = * [[Milan Williams]]
* [[Thomas McClary (musician)|Thomas McClary]]
* [[Lionel Richie]]
* Ronald LaPread
* Andre Callahan 
* Michael Gilbert
* James Ingram
* Skyler Jett
* [[Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist)|Sheldon Reynolds]]
* Eugene Ward
* Mikael Manley
* David Hodges
* Chelsea Powell
* Kyra Avery
* [[Tom Joyner]]
}}
'''Commodores''', often billed as '''The Commodores''', is  an American [[funk]] and [[Soul music|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 members of the group met as mostly [[freshmen]] at Tuskegee Institute (now [[Tuskegee University]]) in 1968, and signed with [[Motown]] in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for [[the Jackson 5]] while on [[concert tour|tour]].

The band's biggest [[hit record|hit singles]] are [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]] such as "[[Easy (Commodores song)|Easy]]", "[[Three Times a Lady]]", and "[[Nightshift (song)|Nightshift]]"; and [[funk]]-influenced dance songs, including "[[Brick House (song)|Brick House]]", "Fancy Dancer", "[[Lady (You Bring Me Up)]]", and "[[Too Hot ta Trot]]". 

Commodores were inducted into the [[Alabama Music Hall of Fame]] and [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]].<ref name=Vocal /><ref name=Alabama /> The band has also won one [[Grammy Award]] out of nine nominations. The Commodores have sold over 70 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/04/the-commodores-receive-honors-from-two-alabama-cities/|title=Motown and R&B Legends The Commodores Receive Honors From Two Alabama Cities|website=theurbanmusicscene.com|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Grammy />