Read the bio below and try to give details on commodores 's: - years active - landscape - past members - caption - origin - label - genre - name - background - image - current members Bio: 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 -lrb- now tuskegee university -rrb- 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 '' , '' three times a lady '' , and '' nightshift '' ; and funky dance hits which include '' brick house '' , '' fancy dancer '' , '' lady -lrb- you bring me up -rrb- '' , and '' too hot ta trot '' . however it was in 1986 that the commodores won their first grammy for the song '' nightshift '' .
- years active is 1968 -- present- landscape is yes- past members is milan andre callahan michael manley ronald lapread james ingram skyler jett williams sheldon reynolds -lrb- deceased -rrb- thomas mcclary lionel richie- caption is the commodores in hallandale , florida- origin is tuskegee , alabama , u.s.- label is motown polydor- genre is r & b funk pop- name is commodores- background is group_or_band- image is commodoresperformingupclose.jpg- current members is william king walter orange j.d. nicholas