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    101 Amazing Facts about Lionel Richie
    101 Amazing Facts about Lionel Richie
    101 Amazing Facts about Lionel Richie
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    101 Amazing Facts about Lionel Richie

    By Jack Goldstein and Frankie Taylor

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    Are you the world’s biggest Lionel Richie fan? Or do you want to find out everything there is to know about the former Commodores lead vocalist and one of the world's best-loved singer-songwriters? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are 101 amazing facts about how Lionel got started in the music industry, the numerous awards he has won, his family and much, much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is the perfect addition to any fan’s bookshelf.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcorn Books
    Release dateOct 7, 2015
    ISBN9781785382987
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      101 Amazing Facts about Lionel Richie - Jack Goldstein

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      The Basics

      Lionel’s full name is Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.

      He was born on the 20th of June 1949.

      This means that his star sign is Gemini. People born under this sign are said to be imaginative and inspirational to others, with infectious charisma and plenty of accomplishments... yep, that’s a pretty accurate description of Lionel!

      Lionel was born and raised in Tuskegee, a very small city in Macon Country, Alabama before moving to Joilet, Illinois.

      Tuskegee is extremely rich in history. Prior to the American civil war, the area was a huge cotton plantation, almost entirely dependent on slave labour. After emancipation, many African-Americans still continued to work on the local plantations. Despite the actions of the KKK who were extremely active just a few miles down the road, the area’s reputation was established as a centre of learning when in 1881 Brooker T. Washington was hired to develop the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Teachers, so that freed men and women could train as teachers. Tuskegee has ever since had a reputation for producing excellent

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