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Lionel Richie at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

The story of a Motown legend with The Commodores and as a solo artist, told in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ interviews, from Tuskegee, Alabama to Windsor Castle via millions of records and concert tickets.

As we celebrate Lionel Richie’s 75th birthday, the story of a Motown legend, starting at University in Tuskegee Alabama, when he decided priesthood wasn’t for him (after meeting some other musicians and forming The Commodores), to his solo work and collaborations with Diana Ross and Kenny Rogers, told in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ interviews with Jools Holland, Sir Terry Wogan, Johnnie Walker, Stuart Grundy (on the groundbreaking Hitsville USA documentary series), Tim Smith, Janey Lee Grace, the late Steve Wright and Sir Michael Parkinson, plus more recent visits with Kirsty Young at Buckingham Palace on Coronation Day (as he prepared to perform for his friend King Charles at Windsor Castle) and Jo Whiley at Glastonbury in 2015, when the security guards at the front danced along in a flash mob formation following their debut for Dolly Parton the year before.

We will also hear about recording Endless Love between three and five o clock in the morning in Reno Nevada, that Lionel really helped friends in trouble with his romantic ballads, how his father inspired Three Times A Lady, and that, surprisingly, he himself was never the best person to decide which songs should be released or indeed predict hits.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Jun 2024 01:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Commodores

    I'm Ready

    • Caught In The Act.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 4.

  • Commodores

    Easy

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Commodores

    Three Times A Lady

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Commodores

    Still

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Commodores

    Sail On

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.

  • Kenny Rogers

    Lady

    • Simply Love (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

    Endless Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Lionel Richie

    Hello

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Lionel Richie

    Say You, Say Me

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.

  • Lionel Richie

    My Destiny

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Jun 2024 01:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2