June 30, 2026

 

 

In 70, the first of four hits came on CBS, with

I’m A Man at No. 8 and 25 Or Six To Four at No.7.

And in 76, If You Leave Me Now  became a gold selling

UK + US No.1, which was simply heaven.

 

In 77, Baby What A Big Surprise,

their last on CBS, made a No.41 score.

And in 82, now on Full Moon,

Hard To Say I’m Sorry – a US No.1+UK. Top 4.

 

In 84, Hard Habit To Break

peaked at No.8, also on Full Moon.

And in 85, on Warner Brothers,

You’re The Inspiration  was a No.14 tune.

 

 

Walter Parazaider – a much respected founder member of Chicago,

and multi talented musician ( sax, flute and clarinet).

Thank You  for such a great contribution to the music industry.

RIP      1945 – 2026

 

written by 

Harriet Blackbury

 

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June 9, 2026

 

In 74, The Commodores had 2 hits on Tamla Motown – 

The first being Machine Gun, peaking at No.20.

And also, The Zoo (The Human Zoo) made No.44,

and in 77, Easy – now on Motown, was a No.9 entry.

 

Also in 77, Sweet Love/Brick House was a No.32,

and in 78, making No.38, came Too Hot To Trot/ Zoom.

followed by Flying High reaching No.37, and

Three Times A Lady, a gold selling US+UK No.1 tune.

 

Ending 78, Just To Be Close To You, made No.62,

and in 79, reaching No.8, arrived Sail On.

Also in 79, came Still, a US No.1+UK Top 4.

And in 80, Wonderland – a Top 40 slot won.

 

Also in 80, Lady (You bring me up) made No.56.

And in 81, Oh No peaked at No.44.

In 85, Nightshift was a Top 3.

And also in 85, Animal Instinct made No.74

 

In 86, Goin’ To The Bank, on Polydor, was a No.43,

And in 88, Easy, on Motown, at No.15, ends this mix.

Thank you Ronald LaPread – a talented musician and well respected

member of the The Commodores, from 1970 – 86

 

Thank you for the music 

RIP     Ronald LaPread    1949 – 2026.

Written by 

Harriet Blackbury