The Commodores

The Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was co-lead singer. The band's biggest hit singles are ballads such as "Easy" Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

13/09/1974
Machine Gun
Audience Dancing

LAST

07/02/1997
Sail On
Mimed Performance

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
07/02/1997	Sail On Mimed Performance
15/09/1988	Easy Music Video
28/02/1985	Nightshift Mimed Performance
14/02/1985	Nightshift Music Video
31/01/1985	Nightshift Top 40 Breaker Clip
22/11/1979	Still Music Video
08/11/1979	Still Music Video
13/09/1979	Sail On Music Video
30/08/1979	Sail On Mimed Performance
Christmas Day 1978	Three Times A Lady Danced to by Legs & Co.
14/09/1978	Three Times A Lady Music Video
07/09/1978	Three Times A Lady Music Video
31/08/1978	Three Times A Lady Music Video
24/08/1978	Three Times A Lady Music Video
17/08/1978	Three Times A Lady Danced to by Legs & Co.
10/08/1978	Three Times A Lady Short Clip
14/07/1977	Easy Danced to by Legs & Co.
11/10/1974	Machine Gun Audience Dancing
20/09/1974	Machine Gun Danced to by Pan's People
13/09/1974	Machine Gun Audience Dancing

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