The Commodores is a funk and soul group from the United States. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie (@lionelrichie) was the co-lead singer. 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 funk-influenced dance song, including "Brick House” was one of the Commodores