July 16, 1977 –
The Commodores‘ single Easy was No. 1 on the R&B Billboard Charts on this date.
Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie wrote this song, which became a crossover hit for the band, bringing them into pop and adult contemporary territory when they were previously pure funk. This led to more soft hits for the band like Still and Three Times A Lady. When Richie went solo in 1981, he became a soft rock superstar with similar songs.
The Haus of Dcaligari 