The 'American Idol' judge's dad and mom were initially surprised by his career choice Lionel Richie’s late parents, Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. and Alberta R. Foster, taught him so much about life.

The easy listening and 'American Idol' star played a hit-filled intimate show for Wells Fargo credit card holders.

Lionel Richie says he was once set on becoming a ... “I left my mom and dad’s house to go to Tuskegee University, and I met my Commodore friends there,” says Richie of the funk-soul band ...

No doubt, Lionel Richie has seen some things in his 75 years. From growing up on the campus of Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute during the Civil Rights Movement to penning the best-selling single ...

Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. and Alberta R. Foster, taught him so much about life. They welcomed Richie on June 20, 1949, and raised him on the campus grounds of the historically Black college, the ...