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Why The Commodores First Top 40 Hit Was So Unlike What the Band Became

4 of Lou Rawls’ Biggest Hits in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Smooth Soul Singer’s Death

The Song That Gave Lou Rawls the Big Hit His Legendary Career Deserved

Musicians Herb Fame and Francine 'Peaches' Hurd Barker, better known as the duo Peaches and Herb, perform at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

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