The Commodores co-founder, Alabama native dead at 75: ‘I am devastated’

Ronald LaPread, who co-founded The Commodores and played bass for the iconic funk band, died at the age of 75.

LaPread’s daughter, Soraya LaPread, confirmed her father’s death in a now expired post to her Instagram story on Saturday.

“It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that my Father Ronald LaPread has passed,” she posted, per EW.com…

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