Lionel Richie says he was once set on becoming ... “I left my mom and dad’s house to go to Tuskegee University, and I met my Commodore friends there,” says Richie of the funk-soul band ...

Lionel Richie’s late parents ... the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), in Tuskegee, Ala., per the Los Angeles Times. When Richie was growing up, the campus was a safe haven for ...

Madonna scores her eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with the debut of her “MDNA,” while Lionel Richie's all-star country collaborations covers album “Tuskegee” bows in the ...

The 'American Idol' judge's dad and mom were initially surprised by his career choice Lionel ... Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), in Tuskegee, Ala., per the Los Angeles Times. When ...

Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. and Alberta R. Foster, taught him so much about life. They welcomed Richie on June 20, 1949, and raised him on the campus grounds of the historically Black college, the ...