Ronald LaPread, who has died aged 75, was the bass guitarist with the Commodores, who sold more than 70 million records with ...

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Ronald LaPread, a co-founder and former bassist of the funk and soul group the Commodores, has died. He was 75. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has ...