Lionel Richie Tickets

Lionel Richie Las Vegas Tickets

Lionel Richie is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.  From 1968, he was a member of the musical group, The Commodores, where he spent more than a decade as a saxophonist and lead singer.  Richie grew to become the band's most famous face, a silky crooner and ladies man who penned ripe ballads like "Easy", "Sail On", and "Three Times a Lady".

After leaving the Commodores, Lionel Richie became one of the most successful male solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael Jackson and Prince. Richie dominated the pop charts during that period with an incredible run of 13 consecutive Top Ten hits, five of them number ones. As his popularity skyrocketed, Richie moved farther away from his R&B origins and concentrated more on adult contemporary balladry, which had been one of hisstrengths even as part of the Commodores. After 1987, Richie fell silent, taking an extended break from recording and touring before beginning a comeback toward the tail end of the '90s.

In recent years, Richie has become a phenomenon in various Arab states and has performed in Morocco, Dubai, Qatar and Libya.  ABC News said, "Grown Iraqi men get misty-eyed by the mere mention of his name.  'I love Lionel Richie,' they say."

Richie has helped to raise over $3.1 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  He was the featured performer at the Foundation's Soiree Bouquet, the annual spring gala.  Richie told the crowd that his grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 80s, but survived and lived until she was 103 years old.  He stated that she was his enduring symbol of hope and his reason for becoming a breast cancer activist.

Lionel Richie Tickets

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