The Tuskegee-born Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, lead singer of the Commodores, solo artist, 'American Idol' judge, recent Gershwin Prize honoree, and dad, promises new music in the near future. alnews tuskegee lionelrichie alabamanewsnetwork
For Lionel Richie, who was recently awarded the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for lifetime achievement, performing comes naturally. so cool to be in this building. They got all these writers up here: Aristotle, Hugo, Richie!"
Lionel Richie sits down at George Gershwin's piano, with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh, at the Library of Congress. Born in Tuskegee in 1949, Richie has been a worldwide superstar for some 50 years, first as one of the Commodores, then as a solo artist, and now, as a judge on"American Idol." He says the campus was his protective bubble:"We just thought that was a normal thing: doctors, lawyers, PhDs., all Black. And we didn't realize that was because of segregation. There was no place else for them to go, where Black people could thrive.
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