Through the years 1979: Lionel Richie (born in 1949), American singer and musician, during a concert, September 15, 1979. (Photo by Christian Rose/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) (Christian Rose/Christian Rose)
Through the years 1983: American singer, songwriter, musician, and television personality Lionel Richie releases his "Can't Slow Down" album circa October, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images) (Lester Cohen/Getty Images)
Through the years 1983: American singer Lionel Richie poses for a portrait with his piano and sunset in Los Angeles, California, circa 1983. (Photo by Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images) (Bonnie Schiffman Photography/Getty Images)
Through the years 1983: Lionel Richie (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images) (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images)
Through the years 1983: (L-R) American singer, songwriter, musician, and television personality Lionel Richie hugs American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer Berry Gordy Jr. after releasing his "Can't Slow Down" album circa October, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images) (Lester Cohen/Getty Images)
Through the years 1984: American singer Lionel Richie performing during the closing ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. (Photo by S&G/PA Images via Getty Images) (PA Images Archive/PA Images via Getty Images)
Through the years 2009: Singer Lionel Richie performs at the 14th annual Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam for Children benefit concert at the Wynn Las Vegas September 26, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event raises funds for the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which helps improve education for underprivileged youth in the Las Vegas community. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Through the years 2010: Singer Lionel Richie (L) and producer Quincy Jones at the "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" recording session held at Jim Henson Studios on February 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Through the years 2010: Singer Lionel Richie performs at the grand opening of the Casino Club at The Greenbrier on July 2, 2010 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Through the years 2012: Singers Lionel Richie and LeAnn Rimes pose backstage at the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ACM) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ACM)
Through the years 2012: Singers Tim McGraw (L) and Lionel Richie perform onstage during Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert presented by ACM held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Through the years 2014: Singer Lionel Richie performs onstage during the BET AWARDS '14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)
Through the years 2017: Lionel Richie, one of the five recipients of the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, with his award, as he poses for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in their honor at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The 2017 honorees are: American dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade; Cuban American singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan; American hip hop artist and entertainment icon LL COOL J; American television writer and producer Norman Lear; and American musician and record producer Lionel Richie. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Through the years 2023: Lionel Richie performs onstage during the opening night of "Sing A Song All Night Long" with Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire at Xcel Energy Center on August 04, 2023 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Live Nation) (Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Live Nation)
