Lionel Richie

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, lead singer of the Commodores, solo artist, and "American Idol" judge is being honored with the Library of Congress' ...

And it was frightening." "Although I will tell you, of all of those, the one that has taught me the greatest lessons in the world is dad. Richie said, "I called a friend of mine in Jamaica and I said, 'Listen, when Bob Marley says [scats], what is he saying?' And he said, 'Absolutely nothing, man. "It means absolutely nothing!" Bruce Springsteen ("Born In the U.S.A."), Prince ("Purple Rain"), Tina Turner ("Private Dancer"), and Cyndi Lauper ("She's So Unusual"). "Remember now, this is in the middle of the '50s, '60s, right in the middle of the storm of civil rights.. "I had a big problem with it, the term crossover. "A number one song around the world. "You have to understand, to walk into my family home and say to my mom, dad, grandma, 'Yeah, I joined this band, the Commodores. We're the Black Beatles.' Poor grandmother! "This was disastrous!" "I keep thinking of Tuskegee, Alabama," Richie said. "Although you must admit, now, I mean, this is slightly overwhelming."