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Three Times A Lady

1978

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Sheet music for the song "Three Times A Lady" performed by the Commodores. The front cover of the booklet features a group portrait of The Commodores. The Commodores are pictured wearing white costumes decorated with metal plates and sequins. There are six men featured in the photograph; Lionel Richie stands in the middle of the back row. Blue and black type above the photograph of The Commodores reads: [Three Times A Lady / Words and Music by / LIONEL RICHIE / Recorded by THE COMMODORES on MOTOWN RECORDS]. The interior contains musical scales and lyrics for the song.

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Catalog reference: 2016.68.4

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