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Book: Lionel Richie

Chapter: Machine gun

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.21093

Blurb:

The instrumental ‘Machine Gun’ was issued in April 1974, by Yvonne Fair and the Jackson 5. Originally titled ‘The Ram’ and written by Milan Williams, the song zipped from R&B into mainstream funk to chart in the US top thirty, earning the Commodores their first gold disc.

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