LaPread died suddenly on May 30. He had been a New Zealand resident for 40 years.
Home / New ZealandTim RoxboroghNZ Herald·1 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readRonald LaPread with his wife, Farideh, in 2006. Ronald LaPread with his wife, Farideh, in 2006. Ronald LaPread, former bassist for the Grammy-winning, multi-million-selling Motown act The Commodores, died suddenly in Auckland on Saturday, May 30. A New Zealand resident for 40 years since leaving the band in 1986, LaPread was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on September 4, 1950.
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Commodores co-founder Ronald LaPread has died at the age of 75, after suffering from a 'sudden medical event' in New Zealand
Ronald LaPread, co-founder and former bassist of the Commodores, has died at age 75.
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Músico participou de 11 álbuns com o grupo e tocou em turnê no ano passado
