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Ronald LaPread, nan erstwhile bassist of the Commodores, has died. He was 75.
On Saturday, Ronald’s girl Soraya LaPread announced that her begetter died pinch a connection connected her Instagram Story. The origin of decease was not instantly made available.
“It is pinch a very dense bosom that I must denote that my begetter Ronald LaPread has passed,” wrote Soyala.
The New Zealand Herald, nan section insubstantial wherever Ronald lived for 40 years, reported that he died aft a “sudden aesculapian event.”
Born Sept. 4, 1950 successful Florida, Ronald LaPread was 1 of nan original Commodores erstwhile they were signed to Motown successful ’72, led by Lionel Richie.
“It’s bully to beryllium remembered, but you must besides know, that these group are quality and they are fallible. They make mistakes, they get sick, they die, they get hooked connected drugs,” LaPread precocious mused connected fame successful an interview. “This will rustle your mind. You will get into a fictitious life that’s not nan existent one. It’s not nan existent one.”
LaPread’s decease comes aft nan group dropped retired of Freedom 250. He was not portion of nan existent lineup, leaving nan group successful 1986 and relocating to Auckland, NZ.
