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In Tuskegee, they played local parties and fraternity parties playing mostly cover tunes and some original songs with their original singer, James Ingram ( another " James Ingram " – not the more famous solo artist ).

Ingram, older than the rest of the members of the band, left to serve active duty in Vietnam, and was later replaced by Walter " Clyde " Orange, the second lead singer who wrote or co-wrote many of their hit tunes before Lionel Richie came on board.

Richie and fellow Commodore Walter " Clyde " Orange alternated as lead singers.

Orange was also the lead singer on the Top 10 hits, " Nightshift " and " Brick House " among others.