In a must-see performance, Lionel Richie celebrates 50 years of hits.
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Author/Atul k Rawat
The iHeartRadio Musical Festival in 2022 just became a whole lot more funky! On Friday, September 23,
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the legendary Lionel Richie took the stage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to commemorate 50 years of chart-topping funk, pop, soul, and R&B hits.
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He wore an eye-catching glittery jacket that matched the previous act, Sam Smith, perfectly.
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Richie began his performance with his 1986 hit "Dancing On The Ceiling" from the corresponding album to set the mood.
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After leaving the Commodores, one of the biggest funk and soul bands to emerge from Motown,
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the musician went on to have a string of huge hits, including the feel-good party song.
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By fusing the song with "Jump," the biggest hit by Van Halen, Richie and his band got the audience up and dancing.
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"You Are," one of Richie's earliest solo hits, came next.
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Due to its smooth yet funky sound and Lionel's passionate vocals, which were in top form for the night's performance,
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the 1982 song from his self-titled debut solo album became well-known. Richie dug up a real heavy hitter from his time with the Commodores in the 1970s.
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The song's introduction from Richie referred to it as "the greatest song ever written by the Commodores."
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All ages of spectators joined in dancing and singing to the band's incredible saxophone soloist and their 1977 hit "Brick House."
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