Ronald LaPread, Former Commodores Bass Player, Dies in Auckland Aged 75

Commodores Co-Founder and Former Bassist Ronald LaPread Dead at 75

Ronald LaPread -- one of the founding members and bassist for soul band the Commodores

Ronald LaPread, former Commodores bass player, dies in Auckland aged 75

LaPread - who played on 11 Commodores albums - spent the last 40 years of his life living in NZ after falling in love with a Kiwi woman.

Long-time former member of US group The Commodores dies in Auckland

The 75-year-old had lived in Auckland for 40 years and attended the Aotearoa Music Awards on Thursday.

Founding member of The Commodores dies at 75

Ronald LaPread, the bass player and co-founding member of The Commodores, has died at the age of 75 in Auckland. His daughter, music producer Soraya LaPread,...

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Ronald LaPread, Commodores Bassist Who Played on 'Brick House' and 'Three Times a Lady,' Dies at 75

Ronald LaPread, the bass guitarist who played on some of the most beloved funk and soul records of the 1970s and 1980s as a founding member of the Commodores, and who spent the last four decades of his life building a quiet second chapter in New Zealand, died in Auckland in May 2026. He was […] The post Ronald LaPread, Commodores Bassist Who Played on ‘Brick House’ and ‘Three Times a Lady,’ Dies at 75 appeared first on That Eric Alper.