Roland LaPread, co-founder and bassist for classic funk-soul band the Commodores, has died at the age of 75. The band was ...

Ronald LaPread’s bass lines helped make the Commodores sound like a party and a slow dance at the same time, and now the ...

The musician's daughter announced the sad news on May 30.

"His contributions to our music and his friendship enriched our lives beyond measure," wrote the Commodores in a statement ...

The bassist's daughter announced the sad news on social media.

Ronald LaPread, a former bassist of the Commodores who performed on many of the funk and soul group’s hits, including 'Brick ...

The Commodores are the latest act to announce their exit from the Freedom 250 concert series set for Washington, D.C. next ...

Ronald LaPread, the bassist who co-founded the Commodores, has died. His former bandmate, Lionel Richie, remembered LaPread ...

Ronald LaPread, a founding member and former bassist of the Commodores who performed on the group’s hits including “Brick House, “Three Times a Lady,” and “Easy,” has died. He was 75. LaPread ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. — In their prime, the Commodores spent six months a year working out of Commodore Studio, an expansive Tuskegee space where the band wrote, rehearsed and recorded classic songs like ...