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5 unusual facts about Commodores


All the Great Love Songs

All The Great Love Songs is an album by Commodores, released in 1984.

Peter Koelewijn

The cd-reissue omits Je Wordt Ouder Papa for bonus-tracks recorded in the mid-1980s, including De Loop Van Het Geweer (Barrel Of A Gun) which was loosely based on The Commodores' Nightshift.

Stephanie Jones

During the early 1980s, she was Executive Assistant to Lionel Richie and The Commodores.

The Real World: Paris

His mother provided a stable home environment while his father, William King, toured with the 70's R&B group, The Commodores.

Truly: The Love Songs

Many of the tracks included on this album were performed with the Commodores.


2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The Rebels would eventually tie the game at 14-14 with a 28-yard touchdown run by Jeremiah Masoli, but the Commodores responded :12 later with an 80-yard touchdown run by Warren Norman.

2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

In a major offseason development, three of the Commodores' most important players—Festus Ezeli, John Jenkins, and Jeffery Taylor—all spurned the NBA Draft and announced they would return for the 2011–12 season.

Curtis Gatewood

To start off his senior season in 2007, Gatewood sacked Ole Miss quarterback Brent Schaeffer on fourth down which gave the Commodores the ball.

Jeffery Taylor

His decision to return, along with those of fellow stars John Jenkins and Festus Ezeli, made the Commodores a likely preseason top-10 pick.

Raymond P. Rodgers

He was also the grandnephew to two renowned U.S. Navy commodores, Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) and Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819).

Tim Corbin

In his first five years, Corbin amassed a 198-108 record with the Commodores.


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