Ronald LaPread, who has died aged 75, was the bass guitarist with the Commodores, who sold more than 70 million records with their winning combination of silky ballads and funky dance numbers; ...

Ronald LaPread, the former bassist for funk and soul group Commodores, has died. He was 75. The musician played with the band from 1970 to 1986, during the period when they were led by singer Lionel ...

Bruce Springsteen has released the second single and video from his new soul album, Only the Strong Survive, out Nov. 11, a rendition of the 1985 Commodores hit “Nightshift.” The song originally ...

LOS ANGELES – Ronald LaPread, a co-founder and former bassist of the funk and soul group the Commodores, has died. He was 75. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald ...