{"id":103866,"date":"2019-06-20T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=103866"},"modified":"2019-06-20T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:04:34","slug":"profile-of-the-day-lionel-richie-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-lionel-richie-4-103866.html","title":{"rendered":"Profile of the Day: Lionel Richie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy birthday to Lionel Richie<\/a>! Today the popular singer turns 70.<\/p>\n

\"Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Lionel Richie \/ U.S.\u00a0State Department<\/em><\/p>\n

Richie was born\u00a0on June 20, 1949\u00a0in Tuskegee, Alabama. He spent much of his childhood growing up on the campus of the Tuskegee\u00a0Institute, where\u00a0two generations of his family worked. In fact, his grandfather worked with the famous founder and educator, Booker T. Washington<\/a>, at the university.<\/p>\n

Music was a part of Richie’s life from a young age. His grandmother was a classical pianist and taught Richie how to play the piano, while his uncle, a big-band\u00a0jazz musician, gave Richie his first saxophone. Ritchie began his musical career as a\u00a0founding member of the Commodores. He later embarked on a solo career to become one of\u00a0the best-selling recording artists in the world. Over the course of his career, Ritchie has released several chart-topping hits, including “Hello,” “Say You, Say Me,” and “Stuck on You.”<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite song?<\/p>\n

Explore Lionel Richie’s family tree on Geni and share how you’re connected!
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View Lionel Richie’s Geni Profile<\/a><\/h3>\n

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