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Ronald LaPread
Ronald LaPread is credited on 859 releases across 202 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
859
Credits
202
Albums
6
Decades active
297
In collections
Biography
American bassist and trumpeter, born 4 September 1950 in Alabama, USA, died 30th May 2026
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
859 releases · 202 albums · active 1973–2025
- Performance · 1,307
- Production · 17
- Other credits · 7
Studios: Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · Grove Music Recording Studio · El Cortijo Studio · Platinum Island Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Greatest Hits
1978
Midnight Magic
1979
Natural High
1978
Commodores
1977
The Dutchess
2006
All The Great Hits
1982
The Message
1982
Nightshift
1985
Live!
1977
Wild Cherry
1976
Thank God It's Friday (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
Pre-Millennium Tension
1996
Jewelz
1997
Machine Gun
1974
Supreme Clientele 2
2025
Ill Na Na
1996
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
2020
Caught In The Act
1975
Hot On The Tracks
1976
Movin' On
1975
Past, Present & Future
2003
J.Lo
2001
Boyz N The Hood (Music From The Motion Picture)
1991
Breakdance
1984
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Commodores
- Lionel Richie
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Kate Ceberano
- 7th Wonder
- The Commodores
- Tricky
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