Back to the recordSources citedRonald LaPread8 Sources on fileRonald LaPread — WikipediaWWikipedia·ReferenceRonald LaPread dead at age 75: Commodores founding member dies after 'sudden medical event'daily-mail-showbiz·31 May 2026 · 16:17 UTCRonald LaPread Dies: Former Commodores Bassist Was 75deadline·31 May 2026 · 16:28 UTCRonald LaPread, Co-Founding Member and Former Bassist of the Commodores, Dead at 75rolling-stone·31 May 2026 · 17:32 UTCRonald LaPread, co-founder of legendary group the Commodores, dead at 75pagesix-celebrity-news·31 May 2026 · 21:25 UTCCommodores co-founder and former bassist Ronald LaPread dead at 75fox-news-entertainment·31 May 2026 · 23:55 UTCRonald LaPread, Commodores' co-founder and bassist, dies at 75latimes-entertainment·01 Jun 2026 · 20:28 UTCRonald LaPread, Funky Bassist for the Commodores, Dies at 76ny-times-arts·15 Jun 2026 · 16:00 UTC