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The Commodores

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The Resume

    (1967- )
    Formed in Tuskegee, Alabama
    Ronald LaPread (bassist)
    Thomas McClary (guitarist)
    William King (trumpeter)
    JD Nicholas (vocalist)
    Walter Orange (drummer)
    Lionel Richie (vocalist/saxophonist)
    Milan Williams (keyboardist)
    Recorded ‘Machine Gun,' ‘I Feel Sanctified,' ‘Slippery When Wet,' ‘Just To Be Close To You,' ‘Sweet Love,' ‘Brick House,' ‘Easy,' ‘Three Times A Lady,' ‘Too Hot To Trot,' ‘Sail On,' ‘Still,' ‘Lady (You Bring Me Up,' ‘Oh No' and ‘Nightshift'

Why they might be annoying:

    They used a dictionary to randomly pick their band's name.
    They faded out of the public eye after Lionel Richie left to pursue a solo career (1982).
    They left Motown Records after Motown released Lionel Richie's first solo album.
    Their song, ‘Brick House,' prominently features the ‘perfect' measurements for a woman (36-24-36).
    Their first national tour was opening for boy band, the Jackson Five.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They each attended the Tuskegee Institute, where the band formed.
    They won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group (1986).
    They had two number one singles in the United States (‘Three Times a Lady' and ‘Still').
    They sold over forty five million albums in the United States.
    They were inducted into the Alabama Music and Vocal Group Halls of Fame.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 32 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 89 Votes: 56.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 117 Votes: 49.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 205 Votes: 50.73% Annoying