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Ronald LaPread, the former bass player for the American soul band The Commodores, has died in Auckland at the age of 75.

The Commodores' co-founder and former bassist Ronald LaPread has died. He was 75. On Saturday, LaPread's daughter, music producer Soraya LaPread, confirmed her father's death on social media. "It is ...

In Commodores Entertainment Corp v McClary, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has upheld a permanent injunction precluding a musician from using the ...

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