enny Rogers and Lionel Richie attend the Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert presented by ACM held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christopher Polk/ACMA2012/Getty ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lionel Richie finally confirmed a long-running story about the latrine-spiration for the second verse of “Lady,” the hit 1980 song he wrote for pal Kenny Rogers.

So Lionel Richie threw a party Friday night at Chastain Park Amphitheatre and close to 7,000 of his adoring fans came to celebrate with him. The 64-year-old R&B-soul-pop superstar – one of those ...

Lionel Richie is heading to Cardiff Castle His mega-hits include Endless Love, Lady, Truly, All Night Long, Easy, Stuck on You, Hello and Dancing on the Ceiling. He was also a judge on ABC’s ...

Richie: “Lady” (1980) McCartney: “Yesterday” (1965, co-written with John Lennon) Notes: All three of these songs were No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 for four or more weeks.