Is it true that Lionel Ritchie originally comes from Grenoside?

My Mum has told me today that she heard on the radio that Lionel Ritchie comes from Grenoside. s this true???

He used to play piano in the red lion.

My Mum has told me today that she heard on the radio that Lionel Ritchie comes from Grenoside. s this true???

Depends which junction of the M1 he gets off on

Are you joking or did he really

Never heard that one before....

(i know the bloke who plays Jack(?) in Hollyoaks lives up that way - don't suppose you'd ever confuse the two though... )

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According to Wikipedia:

"Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Lionel Richie grew up on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute. His grandmother's house was across the street from the home of the president of the Institute. His family moved to Illinois, where he graduated from high school in Joliet. A star tennis player in Joliet, he accepted a tennis scholarship back at Tuskegee Institute."

It looks as though Grenoside was not part of Alabama in the late 1940s.

My Mum has told me today that she heard on the radio that Lionel Ritchie comes from Grenoside. s this true???

What radio station was that...

I've met Lionel. He liked my shoes.

i think it was either Hallam or Galaxy fm

My Mum has told me today that she heard on the radio that Lionel Ritchie comes from Grenoside. s this true???

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie

Yes, Lionel Ritchie was from Grenoside originally. He wrote one of his biggest hits about the ladies in that area - "Three Times A Lardy"....