Commodores co-founder Ronald LaPread has died at the age of 75, after suffering from a ‘sudden medical event’ in New Zealand
Ronald LaPread has died. The late Commodores co-founder is said to have suffered a “sudden medical event” in Auckland, New Zealand.
He had been living in New Zealand since the 1980s. On Saturday, Ronald’s daughter, Soraya LaPread, announced the sad news of her father’s death. She said on Instagram: “It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has passed.”
Meanwhile, local media reports that the bassist had suffered from a “sudden medical event”. The late musician started the Commodores alongside Lionel Richie, Walter ‘Clyde’ Orange, Milan Williams, Thomas McClary and William ‘Wak’ King.
The group launched as The Mystics when they were students at Tuskegee Institute back in 1968, releasing a string of instantly recognisable tracks.
Ronald, originally from Alabama, played on 11 of their albums, including hits such as Three Times a Lady, Easy and Brick House.
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