All Night Long: Lionel Richie recalls closing 1984 Olympics Lionel Richie was just beginning his career away from the Commodores when he got word he was wanted for what would be the biggest solo gig of his careerEDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Lionel Richie, then just starting his solo career, spoke to the AP recently about his performance at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He would do “All Night Long.” And he did it almost all night long, singing for 9 minutes as athletes danced on the field and people rocked in their seats. “I basically just re-enacted the entire All Night Long video and brought it to life on stage,” Richie said. “I was sitting in traffic and a guy four cars up was crossing the street and saw me and yelled ‘Lionel Richie, All Night Long, All Night Long.'

Source: ABC News August 10, 2020 18:34 UTC