HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who started his career as lead vocalist of the Commodores. Known for their soulful funk and R&B sound, this group achieved success with hits like “Easy”, “Brick House”, and “Three Times a Lady”.

As a solo artist, some of his most iconic hits include “All Night Long”, “You Are”, “Hello”, and today’s attached song link (to name a few). Throughout his career, he has won 4 Grammy Awards, including “Album of the Year” (in 1984) for “Can’t Slow Down”.

On this very day, June 20th 1949, Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. In celebration of his birthday, exactly 75 years ago today, I’ve chosen a very heartfelt ballad that topped the charts in both, Canada and the U.S. Released in September 1982, here’s today’s birthday boy, LIONEL RICHIE, with “TRULY”….